CVE-2015-8612 The EnableNetwork method in the Network class in plugins/mechanism/Network.py in Blueman before 2.0.3 allows local users to gain privileges
High 8.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8612 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-8612 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2016.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-8612 exists.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8612/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8612?
CVE-2015-8612 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2016.
Official description
The EnableNetwork method in the Network class in plugins/mechanism/Network.py in Blueman before 2.0.3 allows local users to gain privileges via the dhcp_handler argument.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8612?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blueman Project Blueman.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8612?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8612 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-8612 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8612, DSA-3427-1, MGASA-2015-0491.