CVE-2014-3683
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Integer overflow in rsyslog before 7.6.7 and 8.x before 8.4.2 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large priority (PRI) value. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3634.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (38)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0140rsyslog: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2014-09-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in rsyslog ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (22)
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- http://www.rsyslog.com/remote-syslog-pri-vulnerability-cve-2014-3683/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2340/cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00005.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00020.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00021.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61494enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3047enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/30/15enisa_euvd
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