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CVE-2015-1869

The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demons

The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00148
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
redhat automatic bug reporting toolall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Jan 2020 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2015:1210Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:1083Important
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0ecaPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9fPatchThird Party Advisory
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