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Automatic Bug Reporting Tool CVE-2012-5660

MEDIUM
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2013-03-12 secalert@redhat.com
Privilege Escalation Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
6.9
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Mar 12, 2013 - 23:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.9

DescriptionCVE.org

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."

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. 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." Affected products include: Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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