CVE-2003-1066

Description

Buffer overflow in the syslog daemon for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (syslogd crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long syslog UDP packets.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.28% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55440-1	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12194	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/324015	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/8944/	third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7820	patch vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1066?: CVE-2003-1066 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1066?: To fix CVE-2003-1066, 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-2003-1066 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-1066 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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