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 via the dhcp_handler argument.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2016-01-08 19:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-12-18
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 21bcae1aab7f8de10ae755215a43849ae352df4b3eb30976c88d86b4d28fc1ba
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com79688http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79688
- www.debian.orgDSA-3427http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3427
- www.exploit-db.com46186https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46186/
- www.slackware.comSSA:2015-356-01http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.421085
- twitter.comhttps://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/677809527882813440
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151218 CVE request: Blueman: Privilege escalation in blueman dbus APIhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/18/6
- github.comhttps://github.com/blueman-project/blueman/issues/416
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151218 Re: CVE request: Blueman: Privilege escalation in blueman dbus APIhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/19/1
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135047/Slackware-Security-Advisory-blueman-Updates.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/blueman-project/blueman/releases/tag/2.0.3
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- blueman Fixed in 2.0.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- blueman Fixed in 2.0.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- blueman Fixed in 2.0.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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