Information disclosure in sos - CVE-2015-3171
Published: July 25, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38644
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-2015-3171
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: sosreport
Affected software:
sos
sos
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
sosreport 3.2 uses weak permissions for generated sosreport archives, which allows local users with access to /var/tmp/ to obtain sensitive information by reading the contents of the archive.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3171
Install update from vendor's website.