CVE - CVE-2015-5273

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-5273	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unpacked.cpio in a pre-created directory with a predictable name in /var/tmp.
References
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MISC:78113 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78113 MISC:FEDORA-2015-79c1758468 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172809.html MISC:RHSA-2015:2505 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html MISC:[oss-security] 20151201 CVE-2015-5273 + CVE-2015-5287, abrt local root in Centos/Fedora/RHEL URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1 MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262252 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262252 MISC:https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e URL:https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150701	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150701)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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