CVE-2018-16881
rsyslog - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.6%
Description
A denial of service vulnerability was found in rsyslog in the imptcp module. An attacker could send a specially crafted message to the imptcp socket, which would cause rsyslog to crash. Versions before 8.27.0 are vulnerable.
How to fix CVE-2018-16881
To remediate CVE-2018-16881, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/rsyslog—upgrade to 8.27.0-2 or later
- —upgrade to 8.24.0-1+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2018-16881 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 8.27.0-2
- from 0, < 8.24.0-1+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |