abrt: Arbitrary Python code execution due improper sanitization of the PYTHONPATH environment variable by installing debuginfo packages into cache
Published Mar 12, 2013
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in plugins/abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache.c in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) 2.0.9 and earlier allows local users to load and execute arbitrary Python modules by modifying the PYTHONPATH environment variable to reference a malicious Python module.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.0.9
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.4.980
- 2.0.4.981
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
abrt-0:2.0.8-6.el6_3.2
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0215
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libreport-0:2.0.9-5.el6_3.2
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0215
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | abrt-0:2.0.8-6.el6_3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0215 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libreport-0:2.0.9-5.el6_3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0215 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 36.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 35.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/abrt.git/commit/?id=b173d81b577953b96a282167c7eecd66bf111a4f x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0215.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5659 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854011 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5659
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5659
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/abrt.git/commit/?id=b173d81b577953b96a282167c7eecd66bf111a4f | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0215.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5659 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854011 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5659 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5659 |
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