CVE-2015-3887 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious library in the current working directory, exploiting an untrusted search path in ProxyChains-NG.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3887?
CVE-2015-3887 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ProxyChains-NG before 4.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse libproxychains4.so library in the current working directory, which is referenced in the LD_PRELOAD path.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3887?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
proxychains-ng openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.11-1.5 |
Products include Proxychains-Ng Project Proxychains-Ng.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3887?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-3887 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3887 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f7w4-66vv-c7cf, openSUSE-SU-2024:10468-1.