CVE-2002-1200 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published 1 Sep 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow in Syslog-NG macro expansion when using template filenames.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2002-1200?

CVE-2002-1200 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1200?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oneidentity Syslog-Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1200?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2002-1200 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1200, DSA-175, GHSA-rjhm-8rqf-6wp8.