CVE-2011-1490 describes a memory leak vulnerability in rsyslog versions prior to 5.7.6, affecting various Debian and openSUSE distributions. This flaw occurs when rsyslogd processes log messages across multiple rulesets, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), a local attacker could exploit this with low complexity to achieve high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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