CVE-2011-0343
Published Jan 28, 2011 · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Balabit syslog-ng 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 OSE and PE, when running on FreeBSD or HP-UX, does not properly perform cast operations, which causes syslog-ng to use a default value of -1 to create log files with insecure permissions (07777), which allows local users to read and write to these log files.
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QFinch assessment
Balabit syslog-ng 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 OSE and PE, when running on FreeBSD or HP-UX, does not properly perform cast operations, which causes syslog-ng to use a default value of -1 to create log files with insecure permissions (07777), which allows local users to read and write to these log files.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
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Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- LOW
- Confidence
- Not available
- Aliases
- None reported
Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.
Sources and record history
- bugs.debian.org ↗
- 20110125 syslog-ng wrong file permission vulnerability ↗
- [syslog-ng-announce] 20110110 syslog-ng Premium Edition 3.0.6a has been released ↗
- [syslog-ng-announce] 20110110 syslog-ng Premium Edition 3.2.1a has been released ↗
- 45988 ↗
Record history
Published Jan 28, 2011 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026