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CVE-2008-5617 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32857 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47080 CVE
http://www.rsyslog.com/Article322.phtml CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.rsyslog.com/Article327.phtml CVE
http://www.rsyslog.com/Topic4.phtml CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rsyslog rsyslog
3.12.1
3.12.2
3.12.3
3.12.4
3.12.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.15.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.17.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.17.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5617
NVD Published Date:
Dec 17, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-5617 Details - Not Deferred