CVE-2014-9770 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 214 uses weak permissions for journal files under (1) /run/log/journal/%m and (2) /var/log/journal/%m, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00095.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Opensuse	Opensuse

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-9576	tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 214 uses weak permissions for journal files under (1) /run/log/journal/%m and (2) /var/log/journal/%m, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00109.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/14
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/15
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972612
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9770
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9770

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2016-04-20T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:55:04.542Z

Reserved: 2016-04-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9770

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-20T16:59:00.113

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-9770

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-04-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9770 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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