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CVE-2008-5617
The ACL handling in rsyslog 3.12.1 to 3.20.0, 4.1.0, and...
Vulnerability Description
The ACL handling in rsyslog 3.12.1 to 3.20.0, 4.1.0, and 4.1.1 does not follow $AllowedSender directive, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and spoof log messages or create a large number of spurious messages.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
3.12.1, 3.12.2, 3.12.3, 3.12.4, 3.12.5, 3.13.0, 3.15.0, 3.15.1, 3.17.0, 3.17.1, 3.17.4, 3.17.5, 3.19.0, 3.19.1, 3.19.2, 3.19.3, 3.19.4, 3.19.5, 3.19.6, 3.19.7, 3.19.8, 3.19.9, 3.19.10, 3.19.11, 3.19.12, 3.20.0, 4.1.0, 4.1.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 17th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.