CVE-2011-1488

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-772

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 14, 2019
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-1488: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix