CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1200

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Balabit Syslog-NG versions 1.4.x before 1.4.15 and 1.5.x before 1.5.20 improperly track the size of a buffer during macro expansion, which may lead to denial of service and potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be vulnerable to attacks that could result in system downtime or unauthorized access to systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Syslog-NG to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS