rsyslog: out-of-bounds read in contrib/pmdb2diag/pmdb2diag.c
Published Sep 30, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.42%
Description
contrib/pmdb2diag/pmdb2diag.c in Rsyslog v8.1908.0 allows out-of-bounds access because the level length is mishandled.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rsyslog
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rsyslog5
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rsyslog
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rsyslog7
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rsyslog
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
rsyslog
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rsyslog | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rsyslog5 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rsyslog | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rsyslog7 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rsyslog | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | rsyslog | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02415) | 83.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02415) | 81.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00566) | 78.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00566) | 77.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00566) | 74.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 70.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 67.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.35% (0.15351) | 91.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17040 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1766641 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/v8-stable/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/3875 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPNCHI7X2IEXRH6RYD6IDPR4PLB5RPC7/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W6SUQE25RD37CD24BHKUWMG27U5RQ2FU/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17040
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17040
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17040 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1766641 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/v8-stable/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/3875 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPNCHI7X2IEXRH6RYD6IDPR4PLB5RPC7/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W6SUQE25RD37CD24BHKUWMG27U5RQ2FU/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17040 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17040 |
Change history (0)
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