CVE-2011-1489 describes a memory leak vulnerability in rsyslog versions prior to 5.7.6, affecting various Debian and openSUSE distributions. A local attacker could trigger this flaw by sending specially crafted log messages when multiple rulesets were in use, potentially leading to a denial of service for the rsyslogd daemon. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with the primary impact being high availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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