CVE-2011-0343 Misconfiguration in n/a
Local attackers can read and modify log files due to insecure permissions caused by improper cast operations in syslog-ng on FreeBSD or HP-UX.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-0343?
CVE-2011-0343 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Balabit syslog-ng 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 OSE and PE, when running on FreeBSD or HP-UX, does not properly perform cast operations, which causes syslog-ng to use a default value of -1 to create log files with insecure permissions (07777), which allows local users to read and write to these log files.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0343?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oneidentity Syslog-Ng.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0343?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-0343 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0343 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0343, GHSA-mw34-97q8-x4qh.