abrt: Insecure temporary directory usage in abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache
Published Dec 7, 2015
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unpacked.cpio in a pre-created directory with a predictable name in /var/tmp.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.7.0
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
abrt-0:2.1.11-35.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2505
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libreport-0:2.1.11-31.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2505
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
abrt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | abrt-0:2.1.11-35.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2505 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libreport-0:2.1.11-31.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2505 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | abrt | Not affected | n/a |
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:L/Au:N/C:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00901) | 58.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00955) | 56.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 51.45th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172809.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78113 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5273 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262252 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5273
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5273
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172809.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78113 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5273 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262252 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5273 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5273 |
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