ghsa-hf8c-7p7w-mch5
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 03:27
Modified
2025-04-12 12:54
Details

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/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-5287"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-12-07T18:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump.",
  "id": "GHSA-hf8c-7p7w-mch5",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:54:26Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:27:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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