Stack-based Buffer Overflow in parseLegacySyslogMsg Function in rsyslogd

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in parseLegacySyslogMsg Function in rsyslogd

CVE-2011-3200 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parseLegacySyslogMsg function in tools/syslogd.c in rsyslogd in rsyslog 4.6.x before 4.6.8 and 5.2.0 through 5.8.4 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via a long TAG in a legacy syslog message.

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