VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-1869
The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- redhat/automatic bug reporting tool
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0ecaPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0ecaPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9fPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.