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CVE-2008-5617

HIGH CVSS: 8.5 Published: 2008-12-17 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The ACL handling in rsyslog 3.12.1 to 3.20.0, 4.1.0, and 4.1.1 does not follow $AllowedSender directive, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and spoof log messages or create a large number of spurious messages.

Affected Platforms

Rsyslog Rsyslog

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References