fkie_cve-2008-5617
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-12-17 02:30
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The ACL handling in rsyslog 3.12.1 to 3.20.0, 4.1.0, and 4.1.1 does not follow $AllowedSender directive, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and spoof log messages or create a large number of spurious messages.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32857Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.rsyslog.com/Article322.phtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.rsyslog.com/Article327.phtml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.rsyslog.com/Topic4.phtml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32630
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47080
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32857Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.rsyslog.com/Article322.phtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.rsyslog.com/Article327.phtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.rsyslog.com/Topic4.phtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32630
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47080
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rsyslog rsyslog 3.12.1
rsyslog rsyslog 3.12.2
rsyslog rsyslog 3.12.3
rsyslog rsyslog 3.12.4
rsyslog rsyslog 3.12.5
rsyslog rsyslog 3.13.0
rsyslog rsyslog 3.15.0
rsyslog rsyslog 3.15.1
rsyslog rsyslog 3.17.0
rsyslog rsyslog 3.17.1
rsyslog rsyslog 3.17.4
rsyslog rsyslog 3.17.5
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.0
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.1
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.2
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.3
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.4
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.5
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.6
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.7
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.8
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.9
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.10
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.11
rsyslog rsyslog 3.19.12
rsyslog rsyslog 3.20.0
rsyslog rsyslog 4.1.0
rsyslog rsyslog 4.1.1


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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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