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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 63%
VendorProductVersion
rsyslogrsyslog
3.12.1
rsyslogrsyslog
3.20.0
rsyslogrsyslog
4.1.0
rsyslogrsyslog
4.1.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
rsyslog
bullseye (security)
8.2102.0-2+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye
8.2102.0-2+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
8.2302.0-1
fixed
sid
8.2410.0-1
fixed
trixie
8.2410.0-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
rsyslog
natty
not-affected
maverick
not-affected
lucid
not-affected
karmic
not-affected
jaunty
not-affected
intrepid
ignored
hardy
ignored
gutsy
dne
dapper
dne