CVE-2015-1870

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75119 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7d023c32a565e83306cddf34c894477b7aaf33d1 third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/abrt/libreport/commit/c962918bc70a61a8cc647898ee8b1ff1c14a87c5 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212868 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/8939398b82006ba1fec4ed491339fc075f43fc7c third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1870?
CVE-2015-1870 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1870?
To fix CVE-2015-1870, 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-2015-1870 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-1870 is being actively exploited. 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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