Description
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."
Published: 2013-03-12
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5543 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."
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Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.355Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5660

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-12T23:55:01.610

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-5660

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-01-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5660 - Bugzilla

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