CVE-2011-1018

CVSS V2 High 10 CVSS V3 None
Description
logwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log file name, as demonstrated via a crafted username to a Samba server.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-1018
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-02-25T19:00:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T03:23:21
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:logwatch:logwatch:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 10
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43495 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4D604843.7040303%40mblmail.net&forum_name=logwatch-devel
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3184223&group_id=312875&atid=1316824 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680237 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/15 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46554
http://logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl?r1=3&r2=26&pathrev=26 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/13 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0581
http://secunia.com/advisories/43622
http://secunia.com/advisories/43356
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0596
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0324.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025165
http://secunia.com/advisories/43644
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2182
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0533
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1078-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/43734
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055585.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055617.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055579.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1018
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1018
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:38:09 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-02 19:03:06 2023-02-02T17:17:51 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 19:03:06 logwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log file name, as demonstrated via a crafted username to a Samba server. CVE-2011-1018 logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names Description updated
2023-02-13 05:04:23 2023-02-13T03:23:21 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:23 CVE-2011-1018 logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names logwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log file name, as demonstrated via a crafted username to a Samba server. Description updated