CVE-2015-1869
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 14, 2020 at 05:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAutomatic Bug Reporting ToolAutomatic Bug Reporting Tool
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
v < 7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9f
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0ecax_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9fCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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