CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-1489

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A memory leak in rsyslog before 5.7.6 was found in the way deamon processed log messages were logged when multiple rulesets were used and some output batches contained messages belonging to more than one ruleset. A local attacker could cause denial of the rsyslogd daemon service via a log message belonging to more than one ruleset.

How to fix

Remediation Available
rsyslogDebian
Fixed in:5.7.6-1CVE-2011-1489
Fixed in:5.7.6-1CVE-2011-1489
Fixed in:5.7.6-1CVE-2011-1489
Fixed in:5.7.6-1CVE-2011-1489

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days
38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

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