CVE-2011-3200

N/A Unknown
Published: September 06, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.adiscon.com/?p=rsyslog.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1ca6cc236d1dabf1633238b873fb1c057e52f95e
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065837.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065941.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-09/msg00013.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/45922
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/46027
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026000
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:134
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1247.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.rsyslog.com/potential-dos-with-malformed-tag/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49413
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727644
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://git.adiscon.com/?p=rsyslog.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1ca6cc236d1dabf1633238b873fb1c057e52f95e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065837.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065941.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-09/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/45922
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/46027
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026000
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1247.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.rsyslog.com/potential-dos-with-malformed-tag/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49413
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727644
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
20.8%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

rsyslog

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