What is CVE-2015-3159?

CVE-2015-3159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Abrt. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2015-3159?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Abrt

CVE-2015-3159

The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) does not properly handle the process environment before invoking abrt-action-install-debuginfo, which allows local users to gain privileges.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Abrt — versions before 9a4100678fea4d60ec93d35f4c5de2e9ad054f3a
Redhat Automatic_bug_reporting_tool

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3159?: CVE-2015-3159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Abrt. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2015-3159?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.