CVE-2011-3200

Summary

CVECVE-2011-3200
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-09-06 16:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:08:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-119

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
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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: rsyslog-4.6.3-3.fc14 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 727644 – CVE-2011-3200 rsyslog: parseLegacySyslogMsg off-by-two buffer overflow CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2011:1020-1: moderate: rsyslog SUSE lists.opensuse.org
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RSyslog 'parseLegacySyslogMsg()' Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:134 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Potential DoS with malformed TAG rsyslog CONFIRM www.rsyslog.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
rsyslog TAG Buffer Overflow Lets Remote or Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: rsyslog-5.8.5-1.fc16 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
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