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CVE-2018-1000140

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 9.52% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2018-1000140
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
9.52%

Original NVD Description

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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