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CVE-2015-3222

Published: Sep 07, 2017 | Modified: May 13, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3222
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

syscheck/seechanges.c in OSSEC 2.7 through 2.8.1 on NIX systems allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OssecOssec2.7.0 (including)2.7.0 (including)
OssecOssec2.7.1 (including)2.7.1 (including)
OssecOssec2.8.0 (including)2.8.0 (including)
OssecOssec2.8.1 (including)2.8.1 (including)

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