Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5287
CVE-2015-5287
Description
The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name, as demonstrated by /var/tmp/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump.
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Affected products
8(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.7.0
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <2.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1nvdExploit
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137nvd
- github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740envd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/nvd
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