CVE-2015-3222 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

syscheck/seechanges.c in OSSEC 2.7 through 2.8.1 on NIX systems allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.

Published: 2017-09-07

Score: 7.0 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:2.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:2.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:2.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:2.8.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-3282	syscheck/seechanges.c in OSSEC 2.7 through 2.8.1 on NIX systems allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00477.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132281/OSSEC-2.8.1-Local-Root-Escalation.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/11/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75148
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.2

History

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Subscriptions

Ossec Ossec

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-09-07T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.023Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3222

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-07T20:29:00.283

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-3222

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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