CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1518

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be triggered by remote attackers sending long syslog messages.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause excessive CPU consumption on the server, leading to its unavailability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor the length of syslog messages and update the software to the latest version to minimize risk.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long syslog message.

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