CVE-2015-3315 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in ABRT to read or modify arbitrary files, potentially compromising system integrity.
- 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-2015-3315?
CVE-2015-3315 is a high-severity path traversal 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
Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an unspecified root directory related to librpm.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3315?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3315?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-3315 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-3315 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q24q-c8xg-xmvg.