CVE-2017-12588

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.

Published: 2017-08-06 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-12588 is rated Moderate Risk (61/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-12588

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 2026-02-04 0.26% 0.43% +0.17%
2 2025-12-18 0.23% 0.26% +0.03%
3 2025-11-17 — 0.23% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-12588

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-12588

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-12588

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2017-12588 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (rsyslog), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12588
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12588
suse critical CVE-2017-12588 severity critical: SUSE including 11 source package names (rsyslog, rsyslog-diag-tools, …), 133 product×package rows across 24 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (24 product lines)): Known Not Affected 133. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12588/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-12588 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (rsyslog), 4 status rows across 4 suites (trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): not-affected 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12588

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-12588

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rsyslog rsyslog <= 8.27.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-12588

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