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CVE-2015-3142

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-3142 describes a vulnerability in the kernel-invoked coredump processor of the Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) affecting Red Hat systems. This flaw allows local users to gain sensitive information due to ABRT improperly checking file ownership before writing core dumps. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 4.7 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity local attack that can lead to high confidentiality impact. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: abrt-0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libreport-0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: abrt-0:2.1.11-22.el7_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libreport-0:2.1.11-23.el7_1
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-3142Low

abrt: abrt-hook-ccpp writes core dumps to existing files owned by others

Apr 17, 2015

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html
Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/75116
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry