Vulnerability in Rsyslog
CVE-2017-12588
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/1565 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/commit/062d0c671a29f7c6f7dff4a2f1f35df375bbb30b (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/master/ChangeLog (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12588?
- CVE-2017-12588 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rsyslog, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12588?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12588 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.