CVE-2015-3243

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-532

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/12Mailing List, VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/20/3Mailing List, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032885Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232826Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/12Mailing List, VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/20/3Mailing List, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032885Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232826Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jul 25, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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