CVE-2014-3683

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in rsyslog before 7.6.7 and 8.x before 8.4.2 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large priority (PRI) value. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3634.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.21% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory rsyslog.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00020.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/30/15 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/61494 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/03/1 mailing list patch
http://www.rsyslog.com/remote-syslog-pri-vulnerability-cve-2014-3683/ exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2381-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3047 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3683?
CVE-2014-3683 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3683?
To fix CVE-2014-3683, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3683 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-3683 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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