abrt: default event scripts follow symbolic links
Published Jan 14, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.41%
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.
Affected products
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- Version before 7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9fStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
abrt-0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1210
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libreport-0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1210
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
abrt-0:2.1.11-22.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libreport-0:2.1.11-23.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1083
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | abrt-0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1210 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libreport-0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1210 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | abrt-0:2.1.11-22.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1083 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libreport-0:2.1.11-23.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1083 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 32.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 32.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 32.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1869 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0eca x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9f x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1869
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1869
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1869 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0eca | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9f | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1869 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1869 |
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