CVE-2011-4623
N/A
Published: September 25, 2012 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
4.1.04.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1.74.2.04.3.04.3.14.3.24.4.04.4.14.4.24.5.04.5.14.5.24.5.34.5.44.5.54.5.64.5.74.5.84.6.04.6.14.6.24.6.34.6.44.6.55.1.05.1.15.1.25.1.35.1.45.1.55.1.65.2.05.2.15.2.25.3.15.3.25.3.35.3.45.3.55.3.65.3.75.4.05.4.15.4.25.5.05.5.15.5.25.5.35.5.45.5.55.5.65.5.75.6.05.6.15.6.25.6.35.6.45.6.55.7.05.7.15.7.25.7.36.1.06.1.16.1.26.1.3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (12)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/45848Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/47698Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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