CVE-2011-1154

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.

Published: 2011-03-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-1154 is rated Low Risk (39.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1154

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.41% +0.34%
2 2023-03-07 1.55% 0.07% -1.48%
3 2023-02-13 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1154

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1154

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-1154

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2011-1154 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (logrotate), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1154
gentoo high CVE-2011-1154: 1 GLSA(s) (201206-36), 1 atom(s) (app-admin/logrotate); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-1154
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1154
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1154/
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-1154 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (logrotate), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): released 3, not-affected 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1154

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1154

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gentoo logrotate <= 3.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.5.9:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.6.5:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.7 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo logrotate 3.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:3.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1154

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057845.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056992.html Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11
http://secunia.com/advisories/43955
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:065
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0407.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0791 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0872
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0961
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680796 Patch
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