CVE-2011-4623

rsyslog: DoS due integer signedness error while extending rsyslog counted string buffer

Published Sep 25, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in the rsCStrExtendBuf function in runtime/stringbuf.c in the imfile module in rsyslog 4.x before 4.6.6, 5.x before 5.7.4, and 6.x before 6.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a large file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4546 Integer overflow in the rsCStrExtendBuf function in runtime/stringbuf.c in the imfile module in rsyslog 4.x before 4.6.6, 5.x before 5.7.4, and 6.x before 6.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a large file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1338-1 Rsyslog vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 25, 2012, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 9, 2011, 12:00 AM