Vulnerability in Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
CVE-2015-5273
The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unpacked.cpio in a pre-created directory with a predictable name in /var/tmp.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/78113 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172809.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5273?
- CVE-2015-5273 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2015-12-07.
- Is CVE-2015-5273 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.