CVE-2015-1870 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive system logs due to insecure file permissions in ABRT event scripts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1870?
CVE-2015-1870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The event scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) uses world-readable permission on a copy of sosreport file in problem directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from /var/log/messages via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1870?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1870?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-1870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6ww-8wv5-ggw9.