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Case File

CVE-2015-5287

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 3.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-12-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗
External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗ exploit-db.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2015-5287
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
3.27%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name, as demonstrated by /var/tmp/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump.