CVE-2011-3200

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parseLegacySyslogMsg function in tools/syslogd.c in rsyslogd in rsyslog 4.6.x before 4.6.8 and 5.2.0 through 5.8.4 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via a long TAG in a legacy syslog message.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

20.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2011-09-06

Updated

2024-08-06

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/syslog/rsyslog_long_tag.rb

Security advisories

• http://www.rsyslog.com/potential-dos-with-malformed-tag
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727644
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:134
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1247.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49413

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry