CVE-2015-5273

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 1
Downstream
RHSA-2015:2505
Modified
Published: 07 Dec 2015, 18:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 06:41

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
25/100
CVSS Score
3.6 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.9% LOW
1% probability +0.57%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
3 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Dec 2015, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 06:41
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.90%• Percentile: 57%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-59•Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

    The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected Systems

  • redhat•automatic_bug_reporting_tool

    ≤ 2.7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_hpc_node

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    7.0

References (7)