# CVE-2002-1200: Memory corruption in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1200, DSA-175, GHSA-rjhm-8rqf-6wp8

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1200?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oneidentity Syslog-Ng.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1200?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2002-1200 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5110/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-8019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8019/): syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2022-38725](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38725/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-0343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0343/): Misconfiguration in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2011-1951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1951/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1200 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1200/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1200/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1200
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1200
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1200

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1200/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.