Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2011-1154
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.41%
Original Filing — NVD Description
The shred_file function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.