CVE-2002-1200

Public Exploit

Description

Balabit Syslog-NG 1.4.x before 1.4.15, and 1.5.x before 1.5.20, when using template filenames or output, does not properly track the size of a buffer when constant characters are encountered during macro expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.53% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory balabit.hu
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.balabit.hu/static/zsa/ZSA-2002-014-en.txt exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5934 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2513.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10339.php vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_039_syslog_ng.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000547 vendor advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103426595021928&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-175 third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1200?
CVE-2002-1200 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1200?
To fix CVE-2002-1200, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1200 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2002-1200 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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