Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in rsyslog librelp: Remote Code Execution via Crafted x509 Certificate

CVE-2018-1000140 · HIGH Severity

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

rsyslog librelp version 1.2.14 and earlier contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the checking of x509 certificates from a peer that can result in Remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable a remote attacker that can connect to rsyslog and trigger a stack buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted x509 certificate.

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