CVE-2015-5287

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.
Link Following
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.9 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 92%
VendorProductVersion
redhatautomatic_bug_reporting_tool
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≤ 2.7.0
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux_hpc_node
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/