Denial of Service Flaw in Balabit Syslog-NG Supported by Template Filenames
CVE-2002-1200

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Key Information:

Vendor: Oneidentity
Status: Syslog-ng
Vendor: CVE Published:; 28 October 2002

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What is CVE-2002-1200?

Balabit Syslog-NG versions prior to 1.4.15 in the 1.4.x series and prior to 1.5.20 in the 1.5.x series exhibit a vulnerability when utilizing template filenames or outputs. This flaw stems from the software's failure to properly manage buffer sizes during macro expansions, which can be exploited by remote attackers. As a result, these attackers could initiate a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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