What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5186?

CVE-2015-5186 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Linux Audit CVE-2015-5186

MEDIUM

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2017-09-06 secalert@redhat.com

Information Disclosure Linux Audit

5.3

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 06, 2017 - 21:29 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Audit before 2.4.4 in Linux does not sanitize escape characters in filenames.

AnalysisAI

Audit before 2.4.4 in Linux does not sanitize escape characters in filenames. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Audit before 2.4.4 in Linux does not sanitize escape characters in filenames. Affected products include: Linux Audit Project Linux Audit. Version information: before 2.4.4.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.