Double free vulnerability in the writeDataError function in the ElasticSearch plugin…
Priority LOW 35CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Double free vulnerability in the writeDataError function in the ElasticSearch plugin (omelasticsearch) in rsyslog before 7.4.2 and before 7.5.2 devel, when errorfile is set to local logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JSON response.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0233 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 42
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.4.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:devel:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.5.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.4.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:devel:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.5.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
Show 32 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.6 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.7 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.8 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.9 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.10 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.11 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.12 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.2 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.6 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.7 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.1 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.3 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.4 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.5 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.6 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.7 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.8 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.9 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.10 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.11 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.12 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.13 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.14 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.15 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.0 | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
| cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.5.0:devel:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5.0 devel | Vulnerable | rsyslog |
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.6 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.7 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.8 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.9 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.10 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.11 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.12 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.2 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.6 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.7 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.1 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.3 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.4 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.5 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.6 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.7 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.8 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.9 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.10 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.11 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.12 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.13 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.14 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.15 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.0 Vulnerable ·rsyslog
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:7.5.0:devel:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.0 devel Vulnerable ·rsyslog
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4758
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9vm-3m8j-cpjv
References
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-2013-4758 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4758 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9vm-3m8j-cpjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4758 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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