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 read .pam_environment files in user home directories, allows
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-05-01 00:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-05-22 14:29Z5 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-11-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ab6ba16510e59f0e08a865de8aebed38c4d1b65994bcaa8a22ee71c5658f26c6
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com86187http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86187
- www.debian.orgDSA-3550http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3550
- people.canonical.comhttps://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8325.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328012
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0641http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0641.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2588http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2588.html
- www.securitytracker.com1036487http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036487
- anongit.mindrot.orghttps://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=85bdcd7c92fe7ff133bbc4e10a65c91810f88755
- security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8325
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-18https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180628-0001/
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- openssh Fixed in 1:7.2p2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- openssh Fixed in 1:7.2p2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- openssh Fixed in 1:7.2p2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- openssh Fixed in 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.