Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
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| Name | CVE-2011-1018 | First vendor Publication | 2011-02-25 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1018 |
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 |
| 2011-03-09 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2182-1 (logwatch) File : nvt/deb_2182_1.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 |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2024-11-28 23:05:57 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:27:56 |
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| 2016-04-26 20:36:00 |
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| 2014-06-14 13:30:27 |
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