VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-4623
Integer overflow in the rsCStrExtendBuf function in runtime/stringbuf.c in the imfile module in rsyslog 4.x before 4.6.6, 5.x before 5.7.4, and 6.x before 6.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a large file, which…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in the rsCStrExtendBuf function in runtime/stringbuf.c in the imfile module in rsyslog 4.x before 4.6.6, 5.x before 5.7.4, and 6.x before 6.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a large file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- rsyslog/rsyslog
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.adiscon.com/show_bug.cgi?id=221
- http://git.adiscon.com/?p=rsyslog.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6bad782f154b7f838c7371bf99c13f6dc4ec4101
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-4-6-6-v4-stable/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-5-7-4-v5-beta/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-6-1-4-devel/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45848Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47698Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51171
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026556
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1338-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769822
- http://bugzilla.adiscon.com/show_bug.cgi?id=221
- http://git.adiscon.com/?p=rsyslog.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6bad782f154b7f838c7371bf99c13f6dc4ec4101
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-4-6-6-v4-stable/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-5-7-4-v5-beta/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-6-1-4-devel/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45848Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47698Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51171
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026556
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1338-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769822
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.