CVE-2015-3248
openhpi/Makefile.am in OpenHPI before 3.6.0 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/openhpi...
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).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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).
- Record
CVE-2015-3248- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
- Record
CVE-2015-3248- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3303 No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2015-3303- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqv4-g55h-5j74
openhpi/Makefile.am in OpenHPI before 3.6.0 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/openhpi...
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).
- Record
GHSA-pqv4-g55h-5j74- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3248
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).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3248- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openhpi-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpi-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpi-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpi-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpi-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpi-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpi-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpi-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
openhpi-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:3.4.0-2.el7 | 0:3.4.0-2.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| 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-2015-3248 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Openhpi, published September 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in openhpi-debuginfo 0:3.4.0-2.el7.