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CVE-2015-5302 json

libreport 2.0.7 before 2.6.3 only saves changes to the first file when editing a crash report, which allows remote attackers to obtain sens…

published 2015-12-07 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5277

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

libreport 2.0.7 before 2.6.3 only saves changes to the first file when editing a crash report, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors related to the (1) backtrace, (2) cmdline, (3) environ, (4) open_fds, (5) maps, (6) smaps, (7) hostname, (8) remote, (9) ks.cfg, or (10) anaconda-tb file attachment included in a Red Hat Bugzilla bug report.

Patch / fix

  • libreport RHEL 6 2.0.9-25.el6_7
  • libreport-cli RHEL 6 2.0.9-25.el6_7
  • libreport-gtk RHEL 6 2.0.9-25.el6_7
  • libreport-newt RHEL 6 2.0.9-25.el6_7
  • libreport-compat RHEL 6 2.0.9-25.el6_7
  • libreport-python RHEL 6 2.0.9-25.el6_7
  • libreport-filesystem RHEL 6 2.0.9-25.el6_7
  • libreport-plugin-mailx RHEL 6 2.0.9-25.el6_7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2504RHSA-2015:2505

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5302 updated cvss 2.6

libreport: Possible private data leak in Bugzilla bugs opened by ABRT

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) abrt 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-cli 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-gui 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-tui 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-dbus 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-libs 2.1.11-35.el7, +24 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libreport-newt 2.1.11-31.el7, libreport-compat 2.1.11-31.el7, abrt-retrace-client 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-addon-upload-watch 2.1.11-35.el7, libreport-plugin-logger 2.1.11-31.el7, libreport-rhel-bugzilla 2.1.11-31.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) abrt 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-cli 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-tui 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-dbus 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-libs 2.1.11-35.el7, libreport 2.1.11-31.el7, +21 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) abrt-gui 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-desktop 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-gui-libs 2.1.11-35.el7, libreport-newt 2.1.11-31.el7, libreport-compat 2.1.11-31.el7, abrt-retrace-client 2.1.11-35.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2505
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libreport 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-cli 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-gtk 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-newt 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-compat 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-python 2.0.9-25.el6_7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-25.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libreport 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-cli 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-compat 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-python 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-filesystem 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-plugin-mailx 2.0.9-25.el6_7, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libreport-gtk 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-newt 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-25.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libreport 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-cli 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-gtk 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-newt 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-compat 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-python 2.0.9-25.el6_7, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2504
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) abrt 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-cli 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-gui 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-tui 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-dbus 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-libs 2.1.11-35.el7, +24 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2505
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-25.el6_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2504
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libreport-newt 2.1.11-31.el7, libreport-compat 2.1.11-31.el7, abrt-retrace-client 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-addon-upload-watch 2.1.11-35.el7, libreport-plugin-logger 2.1.11-31.el7, libreport-rhel-bugzilla 2.1.11-31.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2505
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libreport 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-cli 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-gtk 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-newt 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-compat 2.0.9-25.el6_7, libreport-python 2.0.9-25.el6_7, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2504
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) abrt 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-cli 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-gui 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-tui 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-dbus 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-libs 2.1.11-35.el7, +24 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2505
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-25.el6_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2504
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libreport-newt 2.1.11-31.el7, libreport-compat 2.1.11-31.el7, abrt-retrace-client 2.1.11-35.el7, abrt-addon-upload-watch 2.1.11-35.el7, libreport-plugin-logger 2.1.11-31.el7, libreport-rhel-bugzilla 2.1.11-31.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2505

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Exploit prediction

2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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