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CVE-2015-3243

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.

Affected products

• rsyslog: all versions

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/12
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/20/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75298
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032885
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232826
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/12
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/20/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75298
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032885
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232826

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