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openSUSE Security Update : rsyslog (rsyslog-367)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40304

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

rsyslog ignored the $AllowedSender configuration directive, therefore accepting log messages from anyone (CVE-2008-5617).

Additionally imudp logged a message when unauthorized senders tried to send to it, therefore allowing attackers to flood the log CVE-2008-5618).

Solution

Update the affected rsyslog package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457273

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40304

File Name: suse_11_1_rsyslog-081217.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:rsyslog

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5617, CVE-2008-5618

CWE: 264