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CVE-2011-1018

Date: February 25, 2011

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.

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (28)

Url: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3184223&group_id=312875&atid=1316824

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1078-1

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0324.html

Url: http://logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl?r1=3&r2=26&pathrev=26

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1018

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0533

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025165

Url: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4D604843.7040303%40mblmail.net&forum_name=logwatch-devel

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1018

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055579.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43644

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43622

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0596

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680237

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/13

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46554

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1018

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/15

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055617.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43495

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055585.html

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0581

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2182

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43734

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2011-1018

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43356

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-1018

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	10.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2011-1018

Date: February 25, 2011

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