CVE-2008-5617
N/A
Published: December 17, 2008 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32857x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.rsyslog.com/Article322.phtmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47080Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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