Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | logwatch security update |
| Informations | |||
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| Name | RHSA-2011:0324 | First vendor Publication | 2011-03-07 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2011-03-07 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 10 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: An updated logwatch package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch 3. Description: Logwatch is a customizable log analysis system. Logwatch parses through your system's logs for a given period of time and creates a report analyzing areas that you specify, in as much detail as you require. A flaw was found in the way Logwatch processed log files. If an attacker were able to create a log file with a malicious file name, it could result in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the root user when that log file is analyzed by Logwatch. (CVE-2011-1018) Users of logwatch should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 680237 - CVE-2011-1018 logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0324.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12771 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12771 | ||
| Title: | USN-1078-1 -- logwatch vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Dominik George discovered that logwatch did not properly sanitize log file names that were passed to the shell as part of a command. If a remote attacker were able to generate specially crafted filenames, they could execute arbitrary code with root privileges. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1078-1 CVE-2011-1018 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 | Product(s): | logwatch |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12846 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12846 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2182-1 logwatch -- shell command injection | ||
| Description: | Dominik George discovered that logwatch does not guard against shell meta-characters in crafted log file names. As a result, an attacker might be able to execute shell commands on the system running logwatch. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2182-1 CVE-2011-1018 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0 | Product(s): | logwatch |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21822 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21822 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2011:0324: logwatch security update (Important) | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2011:0324-01 CVE-2011-1018 CESA-2011:0324-CentOS 5 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 | Product(s): | logwatch |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23457 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23457 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2011:0324: logwatch security update (Important) | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2011:0324-01 CVE-2011-1018 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | logwatch |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27700 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27700 | ||
| Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2011-0324 -- logwatch security update (important) | ||
| Description: | [7.3.6-49] - Added fix for CVE-2011-1018: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names Resolves: #680304 | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2011-0324 CVE-2011-1018 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | logwatch |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-07-30 | Name : CentOS Update for logwatch CESA-2011:0324 centos5 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_0324_logwatch_centos5_x86_64.nasl |
| 2012-04-30 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201203-20 (Logwatch) File : nvt/glsa_201203_20.nasl |
| 2011-08-09 | Name : CentOS Update for logwatch CESA-2011:0324 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_0324_logwatch_centos5_i386.nasl |
| 2011-03-15 | Name : RedHat Update for logwatch RHSA-2011:0324-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_0324-01_logwatch.nasl |
| 2011-03-15 | Name : Fedora Update for logwatch FEDORA-2011-2318 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_2318_logwatch_fc13.nasl |
| 2011-03-15 | Name : Fedora Update for logwatch FEDORA-2011-2328 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_2328_logwatch_fc14.nasl |
| 2011-03-07 | Name : Ubuntu Update for logwatch vulnerability USN-1078-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1078_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 71358 | Logwatch Log Filename Arbitrary Command Injection Logwatch contains a flaw related to logwatch.pl failing to properly sanitize log file filenames before use in 'system()' calls. This may allow a remote attacker to inject and execute shell commands. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_logwatch-110325.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0324.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20110307_logwatch_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-21 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201203-20.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-05-05 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_logwatch-110325.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-04-15 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2011-0324.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-31 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_logwatch-110325.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-2318.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-2328.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-2396.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-08 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2011-0324.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-07 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2182.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-01 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1078-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:54:26 |
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