abrt: abrt-hook-ccpp writes core dumps to existing files owned by others
Published Jun 26, 2017
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
The kernel-invoked coredump processor in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) does not properly check the ownership of files before writing core dumps to them, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging write permissions to the working directory of a crashed application.
Affected products
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- ≤ 2.1.11
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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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 25.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 26.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 27.14th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | 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 (8)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75116 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3142 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212818 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3142
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3142
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75116 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3142 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212818 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3142 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3142 |
Change history (0)
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