Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in rsyslog - CVE-2015-3243
Published: July 25, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32407
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3243
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: rsyslog.com
Affected software:
rsyslog
rsyslog
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3243
Install update from vendor's website.