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CVE-2015-3243
rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.45%
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- redhat
Description
rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 75298 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1032885 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150620 Re: CVE-2015-3243 rsyslog: some log files are created world-readable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232826 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150618 CVE-2015-3243 rsyslog: some log files are created world-readable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .