CVE-2012-5660
What it is
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."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool ≤ 2.0.9
- Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool 2.0.0
- Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool 2.0.1
- Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool 2.0.2
- Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool 2.0.3
- Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool 2.0.4
- Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool 2.0.4.980
- Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool 2.0.4.981
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.9
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2012-5660.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2012-5660. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/libreport.git/commit/?id=3bbf961b1884dd32654dd39b360dd78ef294b10a
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/libreport.git/commit/?id=3bbf961b1884dd32654dd39b360dd78ef294b10a
References
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/libreport.git/commit/?id=3bbf961b1884dd32654dd39b360dd78ef294b10a
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0215.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887866
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/libreport.git/commit/?id=3bbf961b1884dd32654dd39b360dd78ef294b10a
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0215.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887866