CVE-2017-12588
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.83% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-134 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| rsyslog | rsyslog |
References
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/commit/062d0c671a29f7c6f7dff4a2f1f35df375bbb30b
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/1565
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/commit/062d0c671a29f7c6f7dff4a2f1f35df375bbb30b
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/1565
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0009/
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