What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-3634?

CVE-2014-3634 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 29.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-3634?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-3634. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 29.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-3634?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2014-3634. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Rsyslog CVE-2014-3634

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-11-02 secalert@redhat.com

RCE Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Rsyslog Sysklogd

7.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 02, 2014 - 00:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

rsyslog before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.4.1 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), possibly execute arbitrary code, or have other unspecified impact via a crafted priority (PRI) value that triggers an out-of-bounds array access.

AnalysisAI

rsyslog before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.4.1 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), possibly execute arbitrary code, or have other unspecified impact. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 29.4%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. rsyslog before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.4.1 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), possibly execute arbitrary code, or have other unspecified impact via a crafted priority (PRI) value that triggers an out-of-bounds array access. Affected products include: Sysklogd Project Sysklogd, Rsyslog. Version information: before 7.6.6.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.