CVE-2011-1018
logwatch.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.
- EPSS
- 18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- logwatch:logwatch
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055579.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055585.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055617.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl?r1=3&r2=26&pathrev=26