Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2014-3683 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
rsyslog Server applications / Other server solutions |
Vendor | rsyslog.com |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32476
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3683
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) via a large priority (PRI) value.
MitigationUpdate to version 7.6.7.
Vulnerable software versionsrsyslog: 7.6.0 - 7.6.6
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00021.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61494
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3047
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/30/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/03/1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
http://www.rsyslog.com/remote-syslog-pri-vulnerability-cve-2014-3683/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2381-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.