Integer overflow in the rsCStrExtendBuf function in runtime/stringbuf.c in the imfile…
Priority LOW 12CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 72
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.6 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.7 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
Show 62 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.6 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.7 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.8 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.6 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.6 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.7 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.6 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.7 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.6 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.7 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.8 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.6 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.6 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.7 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:5.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2012:0796 Released 2012-06-19 · Red Hat rating Moderatersyslog security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) rsyslog-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-2.el6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) rsyslog-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-2.el6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) rsyslog-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-2.el6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) rsyslog-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-2.el6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rsyslog-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-2.el6 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) rsyslog-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-2.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rsyslog-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-2.el6 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) rsyslog-5.8.10-2.el6, rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-2.el6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0796 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0796 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0796 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0796 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0796 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0796 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0796 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0796 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4623
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j846-qfh4-5c92
References
Patch 1
Other 7
- http://bugzilla.adiscon.com/show_bug.cgi?id=221
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-6-1-4-devel/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769822
- http://git.adiscon.com/?p=rsyslog.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6bad782f154b7f838c7371bf99c13f6dc4ec4101
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-5-7-4-v5-beta/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-4-6-6-v4-stable/
- [oss-security] 20111222 Re: CVE Request -- rsyslog -- DoS due integer signedness error while extending rsyslog counted string buffer
More Rsyslog vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12711 An issue was discovered in Rsyslog v8.1908.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-12712 An issue was discovered in Rsyslog v8.1908.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-12710 contrib/pmdb2diag/pmdb2diag.c in Rsyslog v8.1908.0 allows out-of-bounds access because the level length is mishandled. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09315 The zmq3 input and output modules in rsyslog before 8.28.0 interpreted description fields… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08713 Buffer overflow in TCP syslog server (receiver) components in rsyslog CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-02955 rsyslog before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.4.1 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2011-4623 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4623 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j846-qfh4-5c92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-4623 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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