What is CVE-2015-3243?

CVE-2015-3243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rsyslog, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2015-3243?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Rsyslog

CVE-2015-3243

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

EPSS: 0.004 (36.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Rsyslog
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, VDB Entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, VDB Entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3243?: CVE-2015-3243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rsyslog, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2015-3243?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.