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CVE-2015-5287

CVE-2015-5287HIGH

n/a n/a — The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain p…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0496   91.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jul 1   Reserved by redhat
  Dec 7   Published (CNA: redhat)
  Aug 26  ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2015-5287. Remediation due September 9, 2026.
  Sep 10  DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2015-5287. CISA remediation deadline was September 9, 2026; still in catalog.

CWE-59 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due September 9, 2026

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 1, 2015	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
December 7, 2015	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
August 26, 2026	KEV ADDED	ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2015-5287. Remediation due September 9, 2026.
September 10, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2015-5287. CISA remediation deadline was September 9, 2026; still in catalog.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-59

References (10)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html [Third Party Advisory]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html [Vendor Advisory]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 [Exploit]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html [Third Party Advisory]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137 [Third Party Advisory]
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837 [Exploit]
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e [Patch]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5287 [Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2015-5287 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-59

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