Vulnerability in Redhat Automatic_bug_reporting_tool
CVE-2015-5287
The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name, as demonstrated by /var/tmp/abrt/abr…
EPSS: 0.129 (94.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Redhat Automatic_bug_reporting_tool
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2015:2505 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- 38832 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- [oss-security] 20151201 CVE-2015-5273 + CVE-2015-5287, abrt local root in Centos/Fedora/RHEL (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
- 78137 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5287?
- CVE-2015-5287 is a vulnerability in Redhat Automatic_bug_reporting_tool, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2015-12-07.
- Is CVE-2015-5287 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.