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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2020-01-14

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Abrt (Abrt)
• Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (Redhat)

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861
• https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0eca
• https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9f