CVE-2015-3248

Name: CVE-2015-3248
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-09-26T15:29:00.24+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.45%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-3248 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. openhpi/Makefile.am in OpenHPI before 3.6.0 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/openhpi directory, which allows local users, when quotas are not properly setup, to fill the filesystem hosting /var/lib and cause a denial of service (disk consumption).. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

openhpi/Makefile.am in OpenHPI before 3.6.0 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/openhpi directory, which allows local users, when quotas are not properly setup, to fill the filesystem hosting /var/lib and cause a denial of service (disk consumption).

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.45%

36.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Openhpi	Openhpi	<= 3.5.0

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168841.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://openhpi.org/Changelogs/3.6.0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233521Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168841.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://openhpi.org/Changelogs/3.6.0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233521Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Sep 26, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-3248?

How severe is CVE-2015-3248?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-3248 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3248?

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Source: NVD / NIST