CVE-2015-3315 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.8% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.78% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-06-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| redhat | automatic bug reporting tool |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux hpc node |
| redhat | enterprise linux hpc node eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ABRT - 'raceabrt' Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2018-02-16 |
| exploit-db | Abrt (Fedora 21) - Race Condition | 2015-04-14 |
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
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