CVE-2015-3315
Description
Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an unspecified root directory related to librpm.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
ABRT - 'raceabrt' Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)
Metasploit modules
OS impact
Red Hat Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | automatic_bug_reporting_tool | - | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/16/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75117
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211835
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/17cb66b13997b0159b4253b3f5722db79f476d68
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/4f2c1ddd3e3b81d2d5146b883115371f1cada9f9
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/80408e9e24a1c10f85fd969e1853e0f192157f92
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/d6e2f6f128cef4c21cb80941ae674c9842681aa7
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44097/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/16/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75117
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211835
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/17cb66b13997b0159b4253b3f5722db79f476d68
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/4f2c1ddd3e3b81d2d5146b883115371f1cada9f9
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/80408e9e24a1c10f85fd969e1853e0f192157f92
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/d6e2f6f128cef4c21cb80941ae674c9842681aa7
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44097/
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.