CVE-2008-5617

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    CVE-2008-5617

    Published: 17 Dec 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The ACL handling in rsyslog 3.12.1 to 3.20.0, 4.1.0, and 4.1.1 does not follow $AllowedSender directive, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and spoof log messages or create a large number of spurious messages.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/32857, http://www.rsyslog.com/Article322.phtml, http://www.rsyslog.com/Article322.phtml, http://www.rsyslog.com/Article327.phtml, http://www.rsyslog.com/Topic4.phtml, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32630, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47080

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High