10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-1815
Setroubleshoot Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

The get_rpm_nvr_by_file_path_temporary function in util.py in setroubleshoot before 3.2.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1815 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Selinux setroubleshoot

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1815 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was found that setroubleshoot did not sanitize file names supplied in a shell command look-up for RPMs associated with access violation reports. An attacker could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system by supplying a specially crafted file to the underlying shell command. The get_rpm_nvr_by_file_path_temporary function in util.py in setroubleshoot before 3.2.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0729 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1815 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The get_rpm_nvr_by_file_path_temporary function in util.py in setroubleshoot before 3.2.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name. It was found that setroubleshoot did not sanitize file names supplied in a shell command look-up for RPMs associated with access violation reports. An attacker could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system by supplying a specially crafted file to the underlying shell command.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0729 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1815 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73374 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36564/
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/119966
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154444.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154427.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:selinux:setroubleshoot:3.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:selinux:setroubleshoot:3.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/154147.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:selinux:setroubleshoot:3.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/stealth/troubleshooter No Types Assigned https://github.com/stealth/troubleshooter Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203352 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203352 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/26/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/26/1 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206050 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206050 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-77
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1815 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

24.38 }} 1.60%

score

0.96701

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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