{"uuid": "109fc680-562d-4988-9fb2-ba02e264ca41", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2015-3315", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/abrt_raceabrt_priv_esc.rb", "content": "{\"actions\": [], \"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"x86, x64\", \"author\": [\"Tavis Ormandy\", \"bcoles \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module attempts to gain root privileges on Linux systems with\\n          a vulnerable version of Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) configured\\n          as the crash handler.\\n\\n          A race condition allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary\\n          files (CVE-2015-3315). This module uses a symlink attack on\\n          `/var/tmp/abrt/*/maps` to change the ownership of `/etc/passwd`,\\n          then adds a new user with UID=0 GID=0 to gain root privileges.\\n          Winning the race could take a few minutes.\\n\\n          This module has been tested successfully on:\\n\\n          abrt 2.1.11-12.el7 on RHEL 7.0 x86_64;\\n          abrt 2.1.5-1.fc19 on Fedora Desktop 19 x86_64;\\n          abrt 2.2.1-1.fc19 on Fedora Desktop 19 x86_64;\\n          abrt 2.2.2-2.fc20 on Fedora Desktop 20 x86_64;\\n          abrt 2.3.0-3.fc21 on Fedora Desktop 21 x86_64.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2015-04-14\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/linux/local/abrt_raceabrt_priv_esc\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:57:34 +0000\", \"name\": \"ABRT raceabrt Privilege Escalation\", \"needs_cleanup\": true, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/linux/local/abrt_raceabrt_priv_esc.rb\", \"platform\": \"Linux\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"linux/local/abrt_raceabrt_priv_esc\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2015-3315\", \"EDB-36747\", \"BID-75117\", \"URL-https://gist.github.com/taviso/fe359006836d6cd1091e\", \"URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4\", \"URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/16/12\", \"URL-https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/80408e9e24a1c10f85fd969e1853e0f192157f92\", \"URL-https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-1862\", \"URL-https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-3315\", \"URL-https://access.redhat.com/articles/1415483\", \"URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211223\", \"URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211835\", \"URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218239\"], \"rport\": null, \"session_types\": [\"shell\", \"meterpreter\"], \"targets\": [\"Auto\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:49:05.477004Z"}