CVE-2011-1488

Public Exploit

Description

A memory leak in rsyslog before 5.7.6 was found in the way deamon processed log messages are logged when $RepeatedMsgReduction was enabled. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of the rsyslogd daemon service by crashing the service via a sequence of repeated log messages sent within short periods of time.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory opensuse.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: rsyslog rsyslog
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1488 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-1488 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-1488 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00005.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/commit/1ef709cc97d54f74d3fdeb83788cc4b01f4c6a2a

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1488?
CVE-2011-1488 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1488?
To fix CVE-2011-1488, 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-2011-1488 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1488 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-1488?
CVE-2011-1488 affects rsyslog rsyslog.
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