CVE-2018-1000140: librelp: Stack-based buffer overflow in relpTcpChkPeerName function in src/tcp.c

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.8

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.