Name: CVE-2017-12588: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-12588, CWE-134, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.02834

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade rsyslog	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 6, 2017
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	—	Upgrade rsyslog-mmjsonparseUpgrade rsyslog-relpUpgrade rsyslogUpgrade rsyslog-gssapiUpgrade rsyslog-mysqlUpgrade rsyslog-gnutlsUpgrade rsyslog-pgsql	Nov 3, 2020	Aug 6, 2017
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	—	Upgrade rsyslog-mmjsonparseUpgrade rsyslog-relpUpgrade rsyslog-gssapiUpgrade rsyslog-mysqlUpgrade rsyslog-gnutlsUpgrade rsyslog-pgsqlUpgrade rsyslog	Sep 28, 2020	Aug 6, 2017
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Aug 6, 2017

Prioritize with Active Threat Intelligence

With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.

Explore Intelligence Hub

MDR Buyer's Guide

Global Threat Landscape Report

Grow your business