CVE-2011-1488 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2011-1488 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 14/11/2019 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2011
Source: redhat | Vendor: rsyslog | Product: rsyslog
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2011-1488 Description

A memory leak in rsyslog before 5.7.6 was found in the way deamon processed log messages are logged when $RepeatedMsgReduction was enabled. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of the rsyslogd daemon service by crashing the service via a sequence of repeated log messages sent within short periods of time.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Memory Leak
Source: rsyslog

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).