CVE-2015-1338: apport_project apport Link Following
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-1338 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Link Following vulnerability in apport_project apport. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 01-10-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
kernel_crashdump in Apport before 2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on /var/crash/vmcore.log.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.91%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
59%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.91% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (halfdog.net)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Apport 2.19 (Ubuntu 15.04) - Local Privilege Escalation
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse4 products
- apport-crashdb-sle&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4< 0.114-0.8.3.1
- apport-crashdb-sle&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4< 0.114-0.8.3.1
- apport&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4< 0.114-12.8.3.1
- apport&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4< 0.114-12.8.3.1
Apport_project1 product
- apport≤ 2.18.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04
Ubuntu1 product
- apport< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
4 vendors · 7 products
References
13 links- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/X Refsource MISCExploit
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133723/Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.htmlX Refsource MISCExploit
- bugzilla.suse.com/947731REPORT