openhpi: world writable /var/lib/openhpi directory
Published Sep 26, 2017
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
openhpi/Makefile.am in OpenHPI before 3.6.0 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/openhpi directory, which allows local users, when quotas are not properly setup, to fill the filesystem hosting /var/lib and cause a denial of service (disk consumption).
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openhpi-0:3.4.0-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2369
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openhpi
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openhpi
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openhpi-0:3.4.0-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2369 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openhpi | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openhpi | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of openhpi as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 36.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 35.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 24.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168841.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://openhpi.org/Changelogs/3.6.0 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3248 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233520 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233521 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3248
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3248
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168841.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://openhpi.org/Changelogs/3.6.0 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3248 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233520 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233521 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3248 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3248 |
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