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CVE-2013-4758

Published: Oct 4, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 18.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Double free vulnerability in the writeDataError function in the ElasticSearch plugin (omelasticsearch) in rsyslog before 7.4.2 and before 7.5.2 devel, when errorfile is set to local logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JSON response.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

rsyslog
oss-projectaka librelp, rsyslogd
rsyslogOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/05/2
openwall.com
http://www.rsyslog.com/rsyslog-7-4-2-v7-stable-released/
rsyslog.com
http://www.rsyslog.com/rsyslog-7-5-2-v7-devel-released/
rsyslog.com

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