CVE-2015-5273 (GCVE-0-2015-5273)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-12-07 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78113 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262252 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2015-11-23 00:00
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