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CVE-2022-38725

CVE-2022-38725 affecting package syslog-ng for versions less than 3.33.2-7

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.47%Up 1.4 points since Jan 24, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
CVE-2022-38725
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.5

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
CVE-2022-38725
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41292 7.5

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
EUVD-2022-41292
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-38725 7.5

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-38725
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVAZL-13205 7.5

CVE-2022-38725 affecting package syslog-ng for versions less than 3.33.2-7

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
AZL-13205
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-35289 7.5

CVE-2022-38725 affecting package syslog-ng for versions less than 4.3.1-2

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
AZL-35289
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-05
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OSVBELL-CVE-2022-38725 7.5

CVE-2022-38725 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2022-38725
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
CVE-2022-38725
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-38725 7.5

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38725
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-38725 No score

An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser in One Identity syslog-ng 3.0 through 3.37 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by the tcp or network function. syslog-ng Premium Edition 7.0.30 and syslog-ng Store Box 6.10.0 are also affected.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38725
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0040-1 No score

Security update for syslog-ng

This update for syslog-ng fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-38725: Fixed integer overflow in parsers that allowed a remote denial of service (boo#1207460)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0040-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0319-1 No score

Security update for syslog-ng

This update for syslog-ng fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-38725: Fixed an integer overflow in the RFC3164 protocol parser (bsc#1207460).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0319-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
syslog-ng
Alpine:v3.17
 before 3.38.1-r0
3.38.1-r0
syslog-ng
Alpine:v3.18
 before 3.38.1-r0
3.38.1-r0
syslog-ng
Alpine:v3.19
 before 3.38.1-r0
3.38.1-r0
syslog-ng
Alpine:v3.20
 before 3.38.1-r0
3.38.1-r0
syslog-ng
Alpine:v3.21
 before 3.38.1-r0
3.38.1-r0
syslog-ng
Alpine:v3.22
 before 3.38.1-r0
3.38.1-r0
syslog-ng
Alpine:v3.23
 before 3.38.1-r0
3.38.1-r0
syslog-ng
Alpine:v3.24
 before 3.38.1-r0
3.38.1-r0
syslog-ng
Azure Linux:2
 before 3.33.2-7
3.33.2-7
syslog-ng
Azure Linux:3
 before 4.3.1-2
4.3.1-2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
syslog-ng
Debian:12
 before 3.38.1-1
3.38.1-1
syslog-ng
Debian:13
 before 3.38.1-1
3.38.1-1
syslog-ng
Debian:14
 before 3.38.1-1
3.38.1-1
syslog-ng
Debian:10
 before 3.19.1-5+deb10u1, plus listed versions
3.19.1-5
3.19.1-5+deb10u1
syslog-ng
Debian:11
 before 3.28.1-2+deb11u1, plus listed versions
3.28.1-2
3.28.1-2+deb11u1
syslog-ng
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12
 before 3.6.4-12.11.1
3.6.4-12.11.1
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.3.9-1ubuntu13.5.1-13.5.2-13.5.3-1
 None known
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.5.6-2build13.5.6-2.1
 None known
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.11.1-1ubuntu13.11.1-2ubuntu13.13.2-3
 None known
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.19.1-6build13.19.1-6build23.25.1-13.25.1-1ubuntu13.25.1-3
 None known
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.28.1-2build33.28.1-43.35.1-1
 None known
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.38.1-54.3.1-24.3.1-2build14.3.1-2build44.3.1-2build5
 None known
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.8.1-44.8.1-54.8.1-6
 None known
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.8.1-7build24.8.1-7ubuntu14.8.1-7ubuntu2
 None known
syslog-ng
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.8.1-64.8.1-7build14.8.1-7build2
 None known
syslog-ng
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4
 before 3.35.1-bp154.3.3.1
3.35.1-bp154.3.3.1
syslog-ng
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
 before 3.35.1-bp154.3.3.1
3.35.1-bp154.3.3.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubwdahlenburg/CVE-2022-387252024-08-12

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-38725 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Oneidentity Syslog-ng, published January 23, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.47%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in syslog-ng 3.38.1-r0.

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