VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5617

CVSS score8.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-17
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

Description

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.

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