{"id":"CVE-2015-5287","published":"2015-12-07T18:59:02Z","modified":"2026-08-27T04:16:38Z","title":"Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Automatic Bug Reporting Tool","tier":"core","eol":null,"description":{"text":"The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name, as demonstrated by /var/tmp/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump.","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"summary":{"text":"The abrt-hook-ccpp helper program in Red Hat's Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 creates files with predictable names, leading to improper link resolution before file access. A local user with certain permissions can exploit this through a symlink attack on a predictably named file, such as /var/tmp/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump, to gain elevated privileges.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T07:53:37Z"},"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"epss":{"score":0.05003,"percentile":0.92207,"date":"2026-10-28","provenance":"source"},"kev":{"dateAdded":"2026-08-26","dueDate":"2026-09-09","ransomware":false,"requiredAction":"Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.","notes":"This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; 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