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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugzilla.adiscon.com/show_bug.cgi?id=221
- http://git.adiscon.com/?p=rsyslog.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6bad782f154b7f838c7371bf99c13f6dc4ec4101
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-4-6-6-v4-stable/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-5-7-4-v5-beta/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-6-1-4-devel/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45848Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47698Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51171
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026556
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1338-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769822
- http://bugzilla.adiscon.com/show_bug.cgi?id=221
- http://git.adiscon.com/?p=rsyslog.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6bad782f154b7f838c7371bf99c13f6dc4ec4101
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-4-6-6-v4-stable/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-5-7-4-v5-beta/
- http://rsyslog.com/changelog-for-6-1-4-devel/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45848Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47698Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51171
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026556
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1338-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769822
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 25, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified