LOW
logrotate: DoS due improper escaping of file names within 'write state' action
Published Mar 30, 2011
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 3.7.9
- 3.3
- 3.5.9
- 3.5.9
- 3.6.5
- 3.6.5
- 3.7
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.2
- 3.7.6
- 3.7.7
- 3.7.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
logrotate-0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0407
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
logrotate
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
logrotate
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | logrotate-0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0407 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | logrotate | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | logrotate | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
1.9 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.39% 0.00387
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00387
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 30.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 30.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 23.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 31.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 30.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 41.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 39.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (46)
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- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056992.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatch
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- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1155
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1155
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 30, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 3, 2011
Link CVE-2011-1155
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a