SYSLOG: RSYSLOG PRI Parsing Remote Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against rsyslog. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended 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.
Affected Products
Rsyslog rsyslog
References
CVE: CVE-2014-3683
Short Name
SYSLOG:PRI-PARSING-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
SYSLOG
Keywords
CVE-2014-3683 Denial PRI Parsing RSYSLOG Remote Service of
Release Date
12/03/2014
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Sysklogd_project
Rsyslog
CVSS Score
5.0