CVE-2015-1869

7.8 highEPSS 0.4%

The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 35% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-59
Published: 2020-01-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212861
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0eca
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9f
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5

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