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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-1098

Original release date:03/30/2011
Last revised:04/21/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:1.9 (LOW) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680798
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680798
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2011-3758
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056992.html
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2011-0961
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0961
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2011-0872
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0872
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2011-0791
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0791
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2011:0407
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0407.html
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2011:065
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:065
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 43955
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/43955
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110323 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110314 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110311 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110311 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110311 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110311 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110310 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110310 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110308 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110306 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110306 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110306 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110306 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110306 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110305 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110305 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110305 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20110304 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues
Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2011-3739
Hyperlink:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057845.html

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
spacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.9 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.1:r2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.1:r1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.6.5:r1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.6.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.5.9:r1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.5.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:gentoo:logrotate:3.3:r2
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1098