Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU32407

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: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3243

CWE-ID: CWE-532

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

rsyslog
rsyslog (Alpine package)
rsyslog
Opensuse
Fedora

Install update from vendor's website.

rsyslog (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 8.4.2-r1, 8.4.2-r2
rsyslog - update to 8.8.0-3.fc22