CVE-2015-3150

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Description

It was discovered that the abrt-dbus D-Bus service did not properly check the validity of the problem directory argument in the ChownProblemDir, DeleteElement, and DeleteProblem methods. A local attacker could use this flaw take ownership of arbitrary files and directories, or to delete files and directories as the root user.

It was discovered that the abrt-dbus D-Bus service did not properly check the validity of the problem directory argument in the ChownProblemDir, DeleteElement, and DeleteProblem methods. A local attacker could use this flaw take ownership of arbitrary files and directories, or to delete files and directories as the root user.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 1214457: abrt: abrt-dbus does not guard against crafted problem directory path arguments
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2015-3150

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v2 Base Score

6.6

7.2

Attack Vector

Local

Local

Access Complexity

Low

Low

Authentication

None

None

Confidentiality Impact

Complete

Complete

Integrity Impact

Complete

Complete

Availability Impact

None

Complete

CVSS v2 Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

NVD: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Acknowledgements

This issue was discovered by Florian Weimer (Red Hat Product Security).

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