CVE-2015-3171
Description
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
PyPI
package-ecosystem
sos project
oss-project
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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References
https://github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/d7759d3ddae5fe99a340c88a1d370d65cfa73fd6
github.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218658
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3171
nvd.nist.gov
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