CVE-2011-1018

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1018
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-25 19:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionlogwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log file name, as demonstrated via a crafted username to a Samba server.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Logwatch Logwatch 7.3.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
680237 – (CVE-2011-1018) CVE-2011-1018 logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2182-1 logwatch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Logwatch Log File Special Characters Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian update for logwatch - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Logwatch Command Injection Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu update for logwatch - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net Patch
SecurityTracker: LogWatch Filename Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: logwatch-7.3.6-55.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE Request -- logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
Logwatch / Bugs / #13 special chracters in log file names break logwatch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: logwatch-7.3.6-66.20110203svn25.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-1078-1: Logwatch vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Logwatch / Thread: [Logwatch-devel] Remote command execution issue with root privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: logwatch-7.3.6-60.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for logwatch - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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