log4shelldetect VS Apache Log4j 2

Compare log4shelldetect vs Apache Log4j 2 and see what are their differences.

log4shelldetect

Rapidly scan filesystems for Java programs potentially vulnerable to Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) or "that Log4j JNDI exploit" by inspecting the class paths inside files (by 1lann)

Apache Log4j 2

Apache Log4j 2 is a versatile, feature-rich, efficient logging API and backend for Java. (by apache)
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log4shelldetect Apache Log4j 2
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0.0 9.9
over 2 years ago 4 days ago
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The Unlicense Apache License 2.0
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log4shelldetect

Posts with mentions or reviews of log4shelldetect. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-11.
  • Today is a bad day to run a VMWare cluster with thousands of java apps.
    5 projects | /r/sysadmin | 11 Dec 2021
    I'm not sure what you mean. You can deploy a built binary over your network and run it on all your servers. For example: curl -sSL https://github.com/1lann/log4shelldetect/releases/download/v0.0.2/log4shelldetect_0.0.2_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz | tar -C /tmp/ -zxf - log4shelldetect && /tmp/log4shelldetect -mode list /path/to/scan 2>/dev/null would download and extract the prebuilt binary to /tmp, and run it scanning at /path/to/scan, only outputting paths to potentially vulnerable .jars and ignoring warnings. You can replace the URL with your own build or distribute your own build as you wish.
  • Log4j 0day being exploited
    10 projects | /r/blueteamsec | 9 Dec 2021

Apache Log4j 2

Posts with mentions or reviews of Apache Log4j 2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-05.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing log4shelldetect and Apache Log4j 2 you can also consider the following projects:

CVE-2021-44228-Scanner - Vulnerability scanner and mitigation patch for Log4j2 CVE-2021-44228

Logback - The reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework for Java.

local-log4j-vuln-scanner - Simple local scanner for vulnerable log4j instances

reload4j - reload4j is a drop-in replacement for log4j 1.2.17

log4shell_ioc_ips - log4j / log4shell IoCs from multiple sources put together in one big file (IPs) more coming soon (CVE-2021-44228)

tinylog - tinylog is a lightweight logging framework for Java, Kotlin, Scala, and Android

log4j-sniffer - A tool that scans archives to check for vulnerable log4j versions

Logstash - Logstash - transport and process your logs, events, or other data

Log4j-CVE-Detect - Detections for CVE-2021-44228 inside of nested binaries

SLF4J - Simple Logging Facade for Java

Windowslog4jClassRemover

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