CVE-2015-3150 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the abrt-dbus component of Red Hat's Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT). An authenticated local attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating the problem directory argument in specific methods (ChownProblemDir, DeleteElement, DeleteProblem) to delete or change the ownership of arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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