VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16881
A denial of service vulnerability was found in rsyslog in the imptcp module.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A denial of service vulnerability was found in rsyslog in the imptcp module. An attacker could send a specially crafted message to the imptcp socket, which would cause rsyslog to crash. Versions before 8.27.0 are vulnerable.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.24% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- rsyslog/rsyslog · redhat/virtualization manager · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems · redhat/enterprise linux for power big endian · redhat/enterprise linux for power little endian · redhat/enterprise linux for scientific computing · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · redhat/virtualization · redhat/virtualization host · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2501Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2110Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2437Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2439Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16881Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2501Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2110Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2437Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2439Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16881Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.