CVE-2015-7529
SoS Symlink Privilege Escalation
Description
sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 6, 2017, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 12:54 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2015-7529
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-7529.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0152 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0188 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/696 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
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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 An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in the way sos created certain sosreport files. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack to reveal the contents of sosreport files, or in some cases modify arbitrary files and escalate their privileges on the system. sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7529 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date. An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in the way sos created certain sosreport files. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack to reveal the contents of sosreport files, or in some cases modify arbitrary files and escalate their privileges on the system. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7529 [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Sep. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.2:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sos_project:sos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (including) 3.8 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.html Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0152 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0152 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0188 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0188 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/696 No Types Assigned https://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/696 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.2:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sosreport_project:sosreport:3.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-7529 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-7529
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile