CVE-2011-1154 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in log filenames processed by logrotate, potentially compromising the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1154?
CVE-2011-1154 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The shred_file function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1154?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Logrotate.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1154?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2011-1154 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1154 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1154, GHSA-57xq-cfp9-365f.