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CVE-2011-1155

The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context...

1.9 LowFix available

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 33rd percentile. Fixed in logrotate 3.8.0-1.

What does this mean?
Severity
1.9 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.39%EPSS, 33rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
3.8.0-1logrotate +11 more

Description

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

0.39%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
logrotate
Debian:12
before 3.8.0-1
3.8.0-1
logrotate
Debian:13
before 3.8.0-1
3.8.0-1
logrotate
Debian:14
before 3.8.0-1
3.8.0-1
logrotate
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
logrotate-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
logrotate
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
logrotate-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
logrotate
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
logrotate-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
logrotate
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
logrotate-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
logrotate
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 3.10.0-4.1
3.10.0-4.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used1.9

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 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2011-1168No 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-7v4rNo 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
OSVNo 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-2011-1155No 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-2024:10231-1No 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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