Denial of Service Vulnerability in Rsyslog by Adiscon
CVE-2008-5618

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Rsyslog
Status: Rsyslog
Vendor: CVE Published:; 17 December 2008

What is CVE-2008-5618?

Rsyslog versions prior to 4.1.2 and certain beta versions are susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability due to improper handling of messages from unauthorized senders. This flaw allows attackers to flood the logging service with a multitude of spurious messages, potentially exhausting disk space and disrupting normal operations. It highlights the importance of securing logging mechanisms against unauthorized access to maintain system integrity.

References

http://www.rsyslog.com/Topic4.phtml

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Timeline

Vulnerability Reserved
Oct 3, 2022
Vulnerability published
Dec 17, 2008

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