CVE-2014-3683
rsyslog: integer overflow in PRI parsing
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 2, 2014
Updated · November 5, 2026
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.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of sysklogd and rsyslog packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and7.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound