CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0831
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk1.42%
69th percentile - higher than 69% of all known CVEs
Summary
CVE-1999-0831 vulnerability affects the syslogd service in Linux, which is susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) attack through a large number of connections.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can block access to the system logging service, potentially leading to the loss of important event information.
Recommendation
It is recommended to limit the number of simultaneous connections to the syslogd service and to monitor logs for potential attacks.
Original NVD description (English source)
Denial of service in Linux syslogd via a large number of connections.