CVE-2015-3171

sosreport sensitive information disclosure via weak permissions of the generated archives

5.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

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.

Record: CVE-2015-3171
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2015-3171
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0130 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2017-0130
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gw46-8559-cggp 5.5

sosreport sensitive information disclosure via weak permissions of the generated archives

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.

Record: GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

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.

Record: CVE-2015-3171
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-3171 5.5

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3171
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-gw46-8559-cggp 5.5

sosreport sensitive information disclosure via weak permissions of the generated archives

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.

Record: GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3171 5.5

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3171
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2017-72 No score

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.

Record: PYSEC-2017-72
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sos project sos

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sosreport` PyPI	before 3.3	3.3
`sosreport` Debian:12	before 3.2-2	3.2-2
`sosreport` PyPI	before 3.3, plus listed versions 3.23.2.0a1	3.3
`sosreport` PyPI	3.0 and later, plus listed versions 3.23.2.0a13.2alpha13.1r3.0 Show 13 moreShow less rhel-6-startas7.1.2AS7-7.1.2r2.1r2.0r1.9r1.8rhel-5-startr1.7-8rhel-4-startr1.7-6r1.7r1.6	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-3171 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Sos Project Sos, published July 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in sosreport 3.3.

References

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