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.
Published: 2012-09-25
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Rsyslog Rsyslog
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:09:19.333Z

Reserved: 2011-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4623

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-09-25T23:55:01.033

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-4623

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-02-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-4623 - Bugzilla

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