CVE-2015-3243 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.

Published: 2017-07-25

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-3298	rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00134.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/20/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75298
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032885
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232826
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3243
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3243

History

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Subscriptions

Rsyslog Rsyslog

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-07-25T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.044Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3243

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-25T18:29:00.493

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-3243

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-06-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3243 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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