Is CVE-2022-38725 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-38725 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-38725?

CVE-2022-38725 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-38725?

CVE-2022-38725 has an EPSS score of 2.38% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38725?

Upgrade syslog-ng on debian 11 to 3.28.1-2+deb11u1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-38725

HIGHEPSS 82th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

syslog-ngDebian

Fixed in:3.28.1-2+deb11u1CVE-2022-38725

Fixed in:3.38.1-1CVE-2022-38725

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11477	High	7.5	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-44443	High	7.8	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0569	High	9.3	90%	-	-
CVE-2017-3599	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21716	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-03.