CVE-2011-1154

Description

The shred_file function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/43955 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0961 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680796 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057845.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0791 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:065 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11 patch mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056992.html patch vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2 mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0407.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0872 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1154?
CVE-2011-1154 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1154?
To fix CVE-2011-1154, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1154 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1154 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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