{"cve":"CVE-2015-5287","nvd":{"published":"2015-12-07T18:59:02.230","modified":"2026-08-27T04:16:38.280","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78137"],"products":["oracle:linux","redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool","redhat:enterprise_linux","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:45.466985407+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-5287","score":0.05003,"percentile":0.92238,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2015-5287","date_added":"2026-08-26","due_date":"2026-09-09","vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Automatic Bug Reporting Tool","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}