CVE-2011-1018
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 18.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-02-25 18:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-02-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1fd0e8874216484a42dd6bd7ed140f349596cf4509dfd500b78a0eb2a3a3551f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110224 Re: CVE Request -- logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file nameshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/15
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3184223&group_id=312875&atid=1316824
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0581http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0581
- secunia.com43495http://secunia.com/advisories/43495
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-2318http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055585.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2182http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2182
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-2396http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055617.html
- secunia.com43356http://secunia.com/advisories/43356
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0533http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0533
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2011:005http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110224 CVE Request -- logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file nameshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/13
- secunia.com43644http://secunia.com/advisories/43644
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0324http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0324.html
- secunia.com43622http://secunia.com/advisories/43622
- www.securityfocus.com46554http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46554
- logwatch.svn.sourceforge.nethttp://logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl?r1=3&r2=26&pathrev=26
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1078-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1078-1
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0596http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0596
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-2328http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055579.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680237
- sourceforge.net[Logwatch-devel] 20110216 Remote command execution issue with root privilegeshttp://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4D604843.7040303%40mblmail.net&forum_name=logwatch-devel
- secunia.com43734http://secunia.com/advisories/43734
- www.securitytracker.com1025165http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025165
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- logwatch Fixed in 7.3.6.cvs20090906-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- logwatch Fixed in 7.3.6.cvs20090906-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- logwatch Fixed in 7.3.6.cvs20090906-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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