5.5

CVE-2015-3171: sos_project sos

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-gw46-8559-cggpPYSEC-2017-72UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3171
Published 25-07-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3171 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in sos_project sos. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • sosreport< 3.2-2
PyPI1 product
  • sosreport< 3.3 | < d7759d3ddae5fe99a340c88a1d370d65cfa73fd6 | ≥ 3.0 (No fix recorded)
Sos_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • sosreport< 3.1-1ubuntu2.1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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