Link Following Affecting libreport-plugin-reportuploader package, versions <0:2.1.11-31.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBREPORTPLUGINREPORTUPLOADER-2057594
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Nov 2015

Introduced: 23 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-5287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libreport-plugin-reportuploader to version 0:2.1.11-31.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libreport-plugin-reportuploader package and not the libreport-plugin-reportuploader package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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