Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5618
imudp in rsyslog 4.x before 4.1.2, 3.21 before 3.21.9 beta, and 3.20 before 3.20.2 generates a message even when it is sent by an unauthorized sender, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a large number of spurious messages.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-5618
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5618
0.24%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 62 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5618
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST |
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-5618
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Red Hat 2008-12-17Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of the rsyslog package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
References for CVE-2008-5618
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http://www.rsyslog.com/Topic4.phtml
rsyslog/ChangeLog at master · rsyslog/rsyslog · GitHub
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