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CVE-2015-5273 (GCVE-0-2015-5273)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-12-07 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:41
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Summary
The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unpacked.cpio in a pre-created directory with a predictable name in /var/tmp.
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CWE
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2015-11-23 00:00
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