CVE-2015-1865
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
02 Description
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 17.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-09-20 18:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-08-06 21:12Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-02-17
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ce37135304230e9dcecba0a5d6546ec6deb6cba8420e4b59c8a1835fd3f139d4
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com76073http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76073
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211300
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- coreutils Fixed in 8.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- coreutils Fixed in 8.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- coreutils Fixed in 8.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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