CVE-2015-3887

Published: Sep 21, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ProxyChains-NG before 4.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse libproxychains4.so library in the current working directory, which is referenced in the LD_PRELOAD path.

Affected (1)

Products: Proxychains Ng Project: Proxychains Ng

Proxychains Ng Project

1 product

Proxychains Ng

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Proxychains Ng Project Proxychains Ng	Up to 4.8.1

Related CWEs

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

References (12)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74648

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1147013

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/blob/v4.9/README#L56

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingRelease Notes

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/commit/9ab7dbeb3baff67a51d0c5e71465c453be0890b5#diff-803c5170888b8642f2a97e5e9423d399

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/issues/60

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/11