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A vulnerability was found in sysklogd 1.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function klogd
of the component Log Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages.
The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2001 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0738. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7098).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
10/18/2001 🔍10/18/2001 🔍
07/09/2014 🔍
04/09/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2001-0738 (🔍)
X-Force: 7098 - Linux klogd null byte denial of service
Entry
Created: 07/09/2014 16:29Updated: 04/09/2019 14:38
Changes: 07/09/2014 16:29 (39), 04/09/2019 14:38 (11)
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