rsyslog Long Tag Off-By-Two DoS
Description
This module triggers an off-by-two overflow in the rsyslog daemon. This flaw is unlikely to yield code execution but is effective at shutting down a remote log daemon. This bug was introduced in version 4.6.0 and corrected in 4.6.8/5.8.5. Compiler differences may prevent this bug from causing any noticeable result on many systems (RHEL6 is affected).
Author(s)
- hdm <x@hdm.io>
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use auxiliary/dos/syslog/rsyslog_long_tag
msf auxiliary(rsyslog_long_tag) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(rsyslog_long_tag) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(rsyslog_long_tag) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(rsyslog_long_tag) > run 
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