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A vulnerability was found in rsyslog and sysklogd (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component PRI Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 09/30/2014 by mancha as Bug 1149081 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-3683 since 05/14/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78091 (Debian DSA-3047-1 : rsyslog - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195642 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Rsyslog Vulnerabilities (USN-2381-1)).

Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17154.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96835) and Tenable (78091). Similar entry is available at 67722.

Productinfo

Name

• rsyslog
• sysklogd

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 78091
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3047-1 : rsyslog - security update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 703047
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3047-1 (rsyslog - security update)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

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Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

01/30/2014 🔍
05/14/2014 +104 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +139 days 🔍
10/02/2014 +2 days 🔍
10/03/2014 +1 days 🔍
10/08/2014 +5 days 🔍
10/09/2014 +1 days 🔍
11/01/2014 +23 days 🔍
11/03/2014 +2 days 🔍
02/21/2022 +2667 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1149081
Researcher: mancha
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-3683 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 96835 - RSyslog and sysklogd PRI denial of service, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 46851 - Rsyslog 7.3.0 through 7.6.6, 8.0 through 8.4.1 and Sysklogd Before 1.5.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Large PRI Value, Medium
SecurityFocus: 70243
Secunia: 61494 - rsyslog PRI Two Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2014 11:57
Updated: 02/21/2022 09:54
Changes: 10/08/2014 11:57 (77), 06/10/2017 10:12 (5), 02/21/2022 09:51 (3), 02/21/2022 09:54 (1)
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