CVE-2018-16881

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16881	Issue Tracking Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2110	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2439	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2437	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2501	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00028.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_manager:4.3:::::::*

Information

Published : 2019-01-25 18:29

Updated : 2022-05-21 01:16

NVD link : CVE-2018-16881

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16881

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux_server
enterprise_linux_desktop
enterprise_linux_workstation
virtualization_manager

rsyslog

rsyslog

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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