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CVE-2015-5273

The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.6 EPSS 0.00334
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

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

5
redhat automatic bug reporting tool<= 2.7.0
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc nodeall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localabrt (Centos 7.1 / Fedora 22) - Local Privilege Escalationverified
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=1262252bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

3.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD07 Dec 2015 · 06:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2015:2505Moderate
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172809.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78113
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e
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