CVE-2011-1155
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context...
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
- Record
CVE-2011-1155- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
- Record
CVE-2011-1155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1168 No score
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1168- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcm8-m55c-7v4r No score
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context...
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
- Record
GHSA-fcm8-m55c-7v4r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
- Record
CVE-2011-1155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1155 No score
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10231-1 No score
logrotate-3.10.0-4.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the logrotate-3.10.0-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10231-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
logrotateDebian:12 |
before 3.8.0-1 | 3.8.0-1 |
logrotateDebian:13 |
before 3.8.0-1 | 3.8.0-1 |
logrotateDebian:14 |
before 3.8.0-1 | 3.8.0-1 |
logrotateRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 |
logrotate-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 |
logrotateRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 |
logrotate-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 |
logrotateRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 |
logrotate-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 |
logrotateRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 |
logrotate-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 |
logrotateopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.10.0-4.1 | 3.10.0-4.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1155 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Gentoo Logrotate, published March 30, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in logrotate 3.8.0-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
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secunia.com/advisories/43955
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0961
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057845.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:065
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680797
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0407.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1155
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcm8-m55c-7v4r
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1155
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0407
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_0407.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1098
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1098