Critical severity · published Aug 6, 2017
CVE-2017-12588
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
9.8
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RS
Rsyslog · Rsyslog
through 8.27.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12588
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12588
Release Notes
https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/master/ChangeLog
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/commit/062d0c671a29f7c6f7dff4a2f1f35df375bbb30b
Patch
https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/1565
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0009/
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