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CVE-2011-1155

LOW
1.9
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.

How to fix

Remediation Available
logrotateDebian
Fixed in:3.8.0-1CVE-2011-1155
Fixed in:3.8.0-1CVE-2011-1155
Fixed in:3.8.0-1CVE-2011-1155
Fixed in:3.8.0-1CVE-2011-1155

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days
31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

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