CVE-2012-5660

Public Exploit

Description

abrt-action-install-debuginfo in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) 2.0.9 and earlier allows local users to set world-writable permissions for arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on "the directories used to store information about crashes."

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0215.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887866
http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/libreport.git/commit/?id=3bbf961b1884dd32654dd39b360dd78ef294b10a patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5660?
CVE-2012-5660 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5660?
To fix CVE-2012-5660, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-5660 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5660 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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