{"id":"CVE-2015-5287","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-5287","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T22:34:19.200Z","title":"Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool 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.","published":"2015-12-07T18:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-27T04:16:38.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":["redhat/automatic bug reporting tool","oracle/linux","redhat/enterprise linux","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux hpc node","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.05003,"percentile":0.92227,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-08-26","dueDate":"2026-09-09","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.\nThis vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287"},"exploits":{"count":3,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-12-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47421,"kind":"exploit","title":"ABRT - sosreport Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47421","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/47421.rb","file":"exploits/linux/local/47421.rb","published":"2019-09-25","added":"2019-09-25","updated":"2019-09-25","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-5287"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/abrt_sosreport_priv_esc.rb"},{"edbId":38835,"kind":"exploit","title":"abrt (Centos 7.1 / Fedora 22) - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38835","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/local/38835.py","file":"exploits/multiple/local/38835.py","published":"2015-12-01","added":"2015-12-01","updated":"2018-11-17","author":"rebel","type":"local","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-5287","CVE-2015-5273","OSVDB-130747","OSVDB-130746","OSVDB-130745","OSVDB-130609"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt39000/screen-shot-2015-12-03-at-40702-pm.png","referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":38832,"kind":"exploit","title":"RHEL 7.0/7.1 - 'abrt/sosreport' Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/38832.py","file":"exploits/linux/local/38832.py","published":"2015-12-01","added":"2015-12-01","updated":"2015-12-03","author":"rebel","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-5287"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt39000/rh71.jpg","referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 9 September 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e","tags":["Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5287","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}