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Critical
CVE-2011-1018
logwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/15
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3184223&group_id=312875&atid=1316824
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0581
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43495
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055585.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2182
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055617.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43356
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0533
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43644
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0324.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43622
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46554
- http://logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl?r1=3&r2=26&pathrev=26
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1078-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0596
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055579.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680237
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4D604843.7040303%40mblmail.net&forum_name=logwatch-devel
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43734
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025165
Affected Vendor
logwatch
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logwatch
Vulnerable Versions:
7.3.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 25th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.