CVE-2015-7543
aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which...
aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to hijack the IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to hijack the IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2015-7543- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to hijack the IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2015-7543- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7458 No score
aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to hijack the IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory.
- Record
EUVD-2015-7458- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f439-6pj6-2532
aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which...
aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to hijack the IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory.
- Record
GHSA-f439-6pj6-2532- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3487-1 No score
Security update for kdelibs3
This update for kdelibs3 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2015-7543: Insecure creation of temporary directories allowed local users to hijack the IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory (bsc#958347).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3487-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
artsDebian:6.0 |
before 1.5.9-3+deb6u1, plus listed versions 1.5.9-31.5.9-3+avr32 |
1.5.9-3+deb6u1 |
kdelibsDebian:6.0 |
before 3.5.10.dfsg.1-5+deb6u1 | 3.5.10.dfsg.1-5+deb6u1 |
kdelibs3SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 | 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 |
kdelibs3SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 | 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 |
kdelibs3SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 | 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 |
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-2015-7543 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Artsproject Arts, published December 10, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in arts 1.5.9-3+deb6u1.