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TI-2017-09315 Aliases CVE-2017-12588GHSA-f39p-m8r2-p6f6

The zmq3 input and output modules in rsyslog before 8.28.0 interpreted description fields…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02834 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.27.0Vulnerablersyslog
  • cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.27.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12588
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f39p-m8r2-p6f6

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-12711 An issue was discovered in Rsyslog v8.1908.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-12712 An issue was discovered in Rsyslog v8.1908.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-12710 contrib/pmdb2diag/pmdb2diag.c in Rsyslog v8.1908.0 allows out-of-bounds access because the level length is mishandled. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-08713 Buffer overflow in TCP syslog server (receiver) components in rsyslog CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-02955 rsyslog before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.4.1 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2011-02830 Stack-based buffer overflow in the parseLegacySyslogMsg function in tools/syslogd.c in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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