CVE-2015-5287
Apache ABRT Symlink Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 7, 2015, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 7, 2016, 6:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5287
vulnerability.
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CVE-2015-5287.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE-2015-5287 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-5287 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 24, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837 Exploit Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 Exploit Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-59 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5287 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-5287
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.36915
percentile