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Unscored severity · published Mar 12, 2013
CVE-2012-5659
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…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AB
Automatic Bug Reporting Tool · Redhat
through 2.0.9; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.3; 2.0.4; +6 more · source: NVD
Affected product
AB
Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
Redhat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5659
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5659
Exploit
http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/abrt.git/commit/?id=b173d81b577953b96a282167c7eecd66bf111a4f
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0215.html
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854011
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