CVE-2008-6058 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Syslserve by sending a crafted UDP Syslog packet, affecting availability.
- 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-2008-6058?
CVE-2008-6058 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Syslserve 1.058 and earlier, and probably 1.059, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted UDP Syslog packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6058?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Syslserve Syslserve.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6058?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6058 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-2008-6058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h63h-r2p2-8q72.