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CVE-2018-1000140

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1000140 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in rsyslog librelp versions 1.2.14 and earlier, impacting Canonical, Debian, Red Hat, and rsyslog distributions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve remote code execution by sending a specially crafted x509 certificate to an affected rsyslog instance. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:librelp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0966 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: librelp-0:1.2.7-3.el6_9.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: librelp-0:1.2.7-3.el6_6.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: librelp-0:1.2.7-3.el6_6.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update SupportFixed in: librelp-0:1.2.7-3.el6_7.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: librelp-0:1.2.12-1.el7_5.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: librelp-0:1.2.0-4.el7_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: librelp-0:1.2.0-4.el7_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: librelp-0:1.2.0-4.el7_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Extended Update SupportFixed in: librelp-0:1.2.0-4.el7_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: librelp-0:1.2.12-1.el7_4.1
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-1000140Critical

librelp: Stack-based buffer overflow in relpTcpChkPeerName function in src/tcp.c

Mar 23, 2018

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/172829/librelp-Remote-Code-Execution.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1223
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1225
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1701
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1702
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1703
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1704
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1707
Third Party Advisory
github.com / rsyslog/librelp/blob/532aa362f0f7a8d037505b0a27a1df452f9bac9e/src/tcp.c
PatchThird Party Advisory
lgtm.com / rules/1505913226124
ExploitThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201804-21
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3612-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4151
Third Party Advisory