Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability in Rsyslog Software by Rsyslog
CVE-2019-17040

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Rsyslog

Status
Rsyslog
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 September 2019

What is CVE-2019-17040?

An out-of-bounds access vulnerability exists in the Rsyslog software version 8.1908.0, specifically in the pmdb2diag.c file. This flaw occurs due to improper handling of the level length parameter, which could allow an attacker to exploit this vulnerability, potentially leading to unintended access to memory and subsequent application behavior issues.

References

https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/v8-stable/ChangeLog
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https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/3875
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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