CVE-2015-3142

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3142
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-26 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 00:47:00 UTC
DescriptionThe kernel-invoked coredump processor in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) does not properly check the ownership of files before writing core dumps to them, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging write permissions to the working directory of a crashed application.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool All All All All

References

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Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
1212818 – (CVE-2015-3142) CVE-2015-3142 abrt: abrt-hook-ccpp writes core dumps to existing files owned by others CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: Problems in automatic crash analysis frameworks MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2015-3142 MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Abrt CVE-2015-3142 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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