Vulnerability in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2015-1838
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Saltstack Salt
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175568.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/e11298d7155e9982749483ca5538e46090caef9c (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1838?
- CVE-2015-1838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2015-1838?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-1838 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.