CVE-2011-4623
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-4623 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-09-25 23:55:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 4.5.8 | 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 | 5.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 5.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 5.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 5.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 5.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 5.1.6 | 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 | 5.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 5.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 6.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 6.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 6.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rsyslog | Rsyslog | 6.1.3 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- rsyslog -- DoS due integer signedness error while extending rsyslog counted string buffer | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Changelog for 4.6.6 (v4-stable) rsyslog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rsyslog.com | |
| Security Advisory SA47698 - Ubuntu update for rsyslog - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| RSyslog Function Imfile Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| rsyslog Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| git.adiscon.com Git - rsyslog.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.adiscon.com | |
| Bug 769822 – rsyslog: DoS due integer signedness error while extending rsyslog counted string buffer | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Changelog for 6.1.4 (devel) rsyslog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rsyslog.com | |
| USN-1338-1: Rsyslog vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| 401 Unauthorized | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.adiscon.com | |
| Changelog for 5.7.4 (v5-beta) rsyslog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rsyslog.com | |
| rsyslog imfile Integer Signedness Error Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| git.adiscon.com Git - rsyslog.git/commit | MITRE | git.adiscon.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.