| Name | CVE-2017-12588 |
| Description | The zmq3 input and output modules in rsyslog before 8.28.0 interpreted description fields as format strings, possibly allowing a format string attack with unspecified impact. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | high (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| rsyslog (PTS) | jessie | 8.4.2-1+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 8.4.2-1+deb8u3 | vulnerable | |
| stretch | 8.24.0-1 | vulnerable | |
| buster | 8.1901.0-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 8.1907.0-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 8.1910.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rsyslog | source | (unstable) | 8.28.0-1 | unimportant |
https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/commit/062d0c671a29f7c6f7dff4a2f1f35df375bbb30b
https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/1565
The zmq3 input and output modules are not enabled and built in Debian