CVE-2003-1518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2007-10-25

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 7.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adiscon:winsyslog:4.21_sp1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adiscon:winsyslog:5.0_beta:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1508	Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long syslog message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07224.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.adiscon.com/Common/en/advisory/2003-09-15.asp
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6L00F158KE.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8821
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13428

History

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Subscriptions

Adiscon Winsyslog

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-25T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:28:03.753Z

Reserved: 2007-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1518

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:04:34.910

Link: CVE-2003-1518

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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