SB2014110202 - Buffer overflow in rsyslog.com rsyslog 

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SB2014110202 - Buffer overflow in rsyslog.com rsyslog

Published: November 2, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014110202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3634)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

rsyslog before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.4.1 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), possibly execute arbitrary code, or have other unspecified impact via a crafted priority (PRI) value that triggers an out-of-bounds array access.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References