{"id":"CVE-2015-5287","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5287","summary":"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…","details":"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.","published":"2015-12-07T18:00:00.000Z","modified":"2026-08-27T03:56:39.465Z","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.04962,"percentile":0.91742,"asOf":"2026-09-16"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":6,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e","label":"abrt/abrt@3c1b60c"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html"},{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5287"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-27T03:56:39.465Z"}}