Back
CVE-2015-8325
The do_setup_env function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to…
High7.8EPSS 0.60%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The do_setup_env function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pam_environment files in user home directories, allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a crafted environment for the /bin/login program, as demonstrated by an LD_PRELOAD environment variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- 86187 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- DSA-3550 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8325.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328012 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0641 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2588 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- 1036487 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=85bdcd7c92fe7ff133bbc4e10a65c91810f88755 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8325 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- GLSA-201612-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180628-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2015-8325)Record last updated .