CVE-2011-3200

Summary

CVECVE-2011-3200
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-09-06 16:55:10 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the parseLegacySyslogMsg function in tools/syslogd.c in rsyslogd in rsyslog 4.6.x before 4.6.8 and 5.2.0 through 5.8.4 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via a long TAG in a legacy syslog message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 4.6.0 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 4.6.1 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 4.6.2 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 4.6.3 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 4.6.4 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 4.6.5 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 4.6.6 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 4.6.7 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.2.0 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.2.1 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.2.2 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.3.1 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.3.2 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.3.3 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.3.4 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.3.5 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.3.6 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.3.7 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.4.0 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.4.1 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.4.2 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.5.0 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.5.1 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.5.2 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.5.3 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.5.4 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.5.5 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.5.6 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.5.7 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.6.0 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.6.1 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.6.2 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.6.3 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.6.4 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.6.5 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.0 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.1 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.10 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.2 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.3 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.4 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.5 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.6 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.7 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.8 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.7.9 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.8.0 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.8.1 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.8.2 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.8.3 All All All
Application Rsyslog Rsyslog 5.8.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2011:1020-1: moderate: rsyslog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
RSyslog 'parseLegacySyslogMsg()' Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: rsyslog-4.6.3-3.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 727644 – CVE-2011-3200 rsyslog: parseLegacySyslogMsg off-by-two buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Potential DoS with malformed TAG rsyslog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rsyslog.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SUSE update for rsyslog - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Fedora update for rsyslog - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rsyslog TAG Buffer Overflow Lets Remote or Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: rsyslog-5.8.5-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
git.adiscon.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.adiscon.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:134 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
CONFIRM:http://git.adiscon.com/?p=rsyslog.git;a=commit;h=1ca6cc236d1dabf1633238b873fb1c057e52f95e MITRE git.adiscon.com
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