CVE-2015-1591
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-2015-1591- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-2015-1591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1722 No score
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2015-1722- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vv8m-3c78-x3wp
7.8
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
GHSA-vv8m-3c78-x3wp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-2015-1591- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-1591
7.8
The kamailio build in kamailio before 4.2.0-2 process allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1591- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1591 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Kamailio, published June 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in kamailio 4.2.0-2.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/12/7
github.com/kamailio/kamailio/issues/48
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=17%3Bfilename=0001-fix-fifo-and-ctl-defaults-pointing-to-unsecure-tmp-d.patch%3Batt=1%3Bbug=775681
people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1591.html
cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-1591
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775681