CVE-2006-0743

Description

Format string vulnerability in LocalSyslogAppender in Apache log4net 1.2.9 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and termination) via unknown vectors.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.82% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0955 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19241 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html vendor advisory
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-67 patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23905 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25196 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17095 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0743?
CVE-2006-0743 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0743?
To fix CVE-2006-0743, 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-2006-0743 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0743 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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