CVE-2018-16881
High
Description
A denial of service vulnerability was found in rsyslog in the imptcp module. An attacker could send a specially crafted message to the imptcp socket, which would cause rsyslog to crash. Versions before 8.27.0 are vulnerable.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Rsyslog
PublishedJan 25, 2019
First seenJan 25, 2019
Weakness typeCWE-190Integer overflow
How to fix
Update
- rsyslog rsyslog8.27.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rsyslog rsyslog | v < 8.27.0 | 8.27.0 |
| redhat virtualization_manager | 4.3 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | — |
| redhat virtualization | 4.0 | — |
| redhat virtualization_host | 4.0 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 9.0 | — |
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