CVE-2012-5659

abrt: Arbitrary Python code execution due improper sanitization of the PYTHONPATH environment variable by installing debuginfo packages into cache

Severity Score

3.7

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Untrusted search path vulnerability in plugins/abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache.c in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) 2.0.9 and earlier allows local users to load and execute arbitrary Python modules by modifying the PYTHONPATH environment variable to reference a malicious Python module.

Vulnerabilidad de búsqueda en ruta no confiable en plugins/abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache.c en Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) v2.0.9 y anteriores, permite a usuarios locales cargar y ejecutar módulos Python arbitrariamente modificando la variable de entorno PYTHONPATH para referenciar a un módulo Python malicioso.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 3.7

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
2013-02-01 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-16 First Exploit
2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/abrt.git/commit/?id=b173d81b577953b96a282167c7eecd66bf111a4f	2024-09-16

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0215.html	2013-03-19
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854011	2013-01-31
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5659	2013-01-31

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				<= 2.0.9 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version " <= 2.0.9"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.4.980 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.4.980"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.4.981 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.4.981"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.7"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool"				2.0.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Automatic Bug Reporting Tool" and version "2.0.8"		-		Affected