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CVE-2015-5273 Details

Description

The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unpacked.cpio in a pre-created directory with a predictable name in /var/tmp.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172809.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262252 CVEExploit
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 CVEExploit

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat automatic bug reporting tool
<= 2.7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux hpc node
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5273
NVD Published Date:
Dec 7, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5273 Details - Not Deferred