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Plain-English summary
CVE-2015-1343 is a privacy issue in Ubuntu's unity-scope-gdrive. The search feature records user search terms in syslog, which can expose sensitive queries to people or processes with access to system logs. The CVE is rated low severity and is not listed as actively exploited.
Executive priority
Handle as a low-priority privacy cleanup unless affected systems process sensitive searches or logs are broadly accessible. Focus on inventory, log access control, and vendor update status.
Technical view
All versions of unity-scope-gdrive log search terms to syslog. The CVSS v3.0 score is 2.0 with local attack vector, high privileges required, user interaction required, and low confidentiality impact only. The supplied sources do not name a patch, workaround, or fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Ubuntu systems with unity-scope-gdrive installed and used. Risk depends on whether search terms are sensitive and who can access syslog data, backups, or log aggregation systems.
Exploitation context
No supplied source reports active exploitation, and the CVE is not in KEV. Abuse would require access to relevant local or collected logs after a user performs searches through the affected feature.
Researcher notes
The evidence is narrow but consistent: the affected product logs search terms to syslog across all versions. Sources do not provide CWE mapping, exploit reports, or remediation details, so avoid asserting a fixed release without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Check Ubuntu or Launchpad guidance for package status and any fixed version.
- Restrict access to syslog and centralized log stores to approved administrators only.
- Avoid sensitive searches through unity-scope-gdrive until remediation is confirmed.
- Review log retention rules for unnecessary storage of sensitive search terms.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Ubuntu systems for installed unity-scope-gdrive packages.
- Confirm whether users actively use the Google Drive search scope.
- Review syslog or log aggregation for unintended search-term entries.
- Check vendor package metadata or advisories for any available update.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 2 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N0.61.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
2LowVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-scope-gdrive/+bug/1509076CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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