CVE-2011-1155
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CVE-2011-1155 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | Logrotate | <= 3.7.9 | — |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.3 | R2 |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.5.9 | — |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.6.5 | — |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.7 | — |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.7.1 | — |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.7.2 | — |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.7.6 | — |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.7.7 | — |
| Gentoo | Logrotate | 3.7.8 | — |
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0791Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0791Vendor Advisory
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- Status
- Modified
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