CVE-2015-3142 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive core dump files by exploiting improper ownership checks in the ABRT coredump processor.
- 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-2015-3142?
CVE-2015-3142 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3142?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-3142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpvf-mw5r-q2rm.