CVE-2015-1338

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 None

Description

kernel_crashdump in Apport before 2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on /var/crash/vmcore.log.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2015-1338

Assigner
security@ubuntu.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2015-10-01T20:59:02

Last Modified Date
2015-10-02T20:48:47

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-59	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:apport_project:apport::::::::	1	OR		2.18.1
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts:::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
7.2

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
10

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2744-1
https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19	Patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38353/	Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/101
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133723/Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.html	Exploit
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/	Exploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1338
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1338

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 10:20:16				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 06:34:43	2015-10-01T20:59Z	2015-10-01T20:59:02	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 06:34:43		2015-10-02T20:48:47	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 06:34:43		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated