CVE-2015-1869
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-1869
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2020-01-14T18:15:10
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-13T00:47:28
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 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
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1083 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1210 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1869 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0eca | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9f | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1869 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1869 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:53:17 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 09:22:46 | 2020-01-14T18:15Z | 2020-01-14T18:15:10 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 09:22:46 | 2020-01-21T15:38:05 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 09:22:46 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 21:09:27 | 2023-02-02T20:20:18 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 21:09:27 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-02 21:09:28 | 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. | It was discovered that the default event handling scripts installed by ABRT did not handle symbolic links correctly. A local attacker with write access to an ABRT problem directory could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 21:09:29 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 01:10:05 | 2023-02-13T00:47:28 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 01:10:05 | It was discovered that the default event handling scripts installed by ABRT did not handle symbolic links correctly. A local attacker with write access to an ABRT problem directory could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. | 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. | Description | updated |