CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in OSSEC up to 2.8.1 on NIX. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file syscheck/seechanges.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
syscheck/seechanges.c in OSSEC 2.7 through 2.8.1 on NIX systems allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.
The bug was discovered 06/11/2015. The weakness was presented 09/07/2017 by Andrew Widdersheim (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-3222 since 04/10/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
A public exploit has been developed by Andrew Widdersheim and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84182 (FreeBSD : security/ossec-hids-* -- root escalation via syscheck feature (c470db07-1098-11e5-b6a8-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (37265), Tenable (84182) and SecurityFocus (BID 75148†).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Andrew Widdersheim
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Nessus ID: 84182
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : security/ossec-hids-* -- root escalation via syscheck feature (c470db07-1098-11e5-b6a8-002590263bf5)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: github.com
Timeline
04/10/2015 🔍06/10/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: 132281Researcher: Andrew Widdersheim
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3222 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 75148 - OSSEC CVE-2015-3222 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 09/08/2017 10:23 AMUpdated: 12/28/2022 08:44 AM
Changes: 09/08/2017 10:23 AM (71), 11/13/2019 03:03 PM (9), 12/28/2022 08:44 AM (5)
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