CVE-2015-3243 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can read sensitive log files due to weak permissions, exposing information to unauthorized local attackers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3243?
CVE-2015-3243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3243?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
rsyslog SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 8.24.0-3.3.1 |
rsyslog SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | All versions | 8.33.1-3.3.1 |
rsyslog SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | All versions | 8.33.1-3.3.1 |
rsyslog SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 | All versions | 8.33.1-3.3.1 |
rsyslog SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 | All versions | 8.33.1-3.3.1 |
rsyslog SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 8.24.0-3.3.1 |
rsyslog SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 8.24.0-3.3.1 |
rsyslog openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 8.2106.0-1.2 |
Products include Rsyslog Rsyslog.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3243?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-3243 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3243 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3243, ECHO-d0db-1a35-e8b6, GHSA-mg7r-rgfr-mmj9, SUSE-SU-2018:1937-1, SUSE-SU-2018:1937-2, SUSE-SU-2018:2038-1 and 1 more.