Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-1155

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.
Published 2011-03-30 22:55:02
Updated 2011-04-21 02:33:30
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1155

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 30 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-1155

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
1.9
 LOW AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
3.4
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-1155

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-1155

Products affected by CVE-2011-1155

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