CVE-2017-12588 Other in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12588 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-12588 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12588/index.md)
Attackers can exploit format string vulnerabilities in rsyslog's zmq3 modules to potentially execute code or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-12588?
CVE-2017-12588 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The zmq3 input and output modules in rsyslog before 8.28.0 interpreted description fields as format strings, possibly allowing a format string attack with unspecified impact.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12588?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rsyslog Rsyslog.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12588?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-12588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12588, GHSA-f39p-m8r2-p6f6.