CVE-2003-1518 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by sending long syslog messages to Adiscon WinSyslog.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1518?
CVE-2003-1518 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long syslog message.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1518?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adiscon Winsyslog.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-1518 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1518 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46gf-22qm-927w.