CVE-2015-3243

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3243
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-25 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-31 19:07:00 UTC
Descriptionrsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-532

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog - All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
RSyslog CVE-2015-3243 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE-2015-3243 rsyslog: some log files are created world-readable MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, VDB Entry
1232826 – (CVE-2015-3243) CVE-2015-3243 rsyslog: some log files are created world-readable CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE-2015-3243 rsyslog: some log files are created world-readable MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, VDB Entry
rsyslog File Permissions Let Local Users View Potentially Sensitive Information in Log Files - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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