CVE-2015-8612 EXPLOIT
8.4
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.4 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.34% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-01-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| blueman project | blueman |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | blueman - set_dhcp_handler D-Bus Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2019-01-16 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135047/Slackware-Security-Advisory-blueman-Updates.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3427
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/18/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/19/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79688
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.421085
- https://github.com/blueman-project/blueman/issues/416
- https://github.com/blueman-project/blueman/releases/tag/2.0.3
- https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/677809527882813440
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46186/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135047/Slackware-Security-Advisory-blueman-Updates.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3427
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/18/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/19/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79688
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.421085
- https://github.com/blueman-project/blueman/issues/416
- https://github.com/blueman-project/blueman/releases/tag/2.0.3
- https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/677809527882813440
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46186/
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