{"uuid": "50ea9064-d316-4dce-abf2-d6273009fc4e", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2015-5287", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/abrt_sosreport_priv_esc.rb", "content": "{\"actions\": [], \"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"x86, x64, armle, aarch64, riscv64le, riscv32le, ppc, mipsle, mipsbe\", \"author\": [\"rebel\", \"bcoles \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module attempts to gain root privileges on RHEL systems with\\n          a vulnerable version of Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) configured\\n          as the crash handler.\\n\\n          `sosreport` uses an insecure temporary directory, allowing local users\\n          to write to arbitrary files (CVE-2015-5287). This module uses a symlink\\n          attack on `/var/tmp/abrt/cc-*$pid/` to overwrite the `modprobe` path\\n          in `/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe`, resulting in root privileges.\\n\\n          Waiting for `sosreport` 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; and\\n          abrt 2.1.11-19.el7 on RHEL 7.1 x86_64.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2015-11-23\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/linux/local/abrt_sosreport_priv_esc\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:57:34 +0000\", \"name\": \"ABRT sosreport Privilege Escalation\", \"needs_cleanup\": true, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/linux/local/abrt_sosreport_priv_esc.rb\", \"platform\": \"Linux\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"linux/local/abrt_sosreport_priv_esc\", \"references\": [\"BID-78137\", \"CVE-2015-5287\", \"EDB-38832\", \"URL-https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1\", \"URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2505\", \"URL-https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5287\", \"URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837\"], \"rport\": null, \"session_types\": [\"shell\", \"meterpreter\"], \"targets\": [\"Auto\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:49:05.582009Z"}