logwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log file name, as…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

18.3% · top 2.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (23)

• [oss-security] 20110224 Re: CVE Request -- logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3184223&group_id=312875&atid=1316824 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0581 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 43495 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2011-2318 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• DSA-2182 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• FEDORA-2011-2396 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 43356 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0533 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2011:005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110224 CVE Request -- logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 43644 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2011:0324 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 43622 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 46554 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl?r1=3&r2=26&pathrev=26 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-1078-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2011-2328 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680237 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [Logwatch-devel] 20110216 Remote command execution issue with root privileges (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 43734 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1025165 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 22:14 UTC.