CVE-2002-1200
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.056 · 93 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (9)
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also known as (2)
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references (16)
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- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000547enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103426595021928&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.balabit.hu/static/zsa/ZSA-2002-014-en.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-175enisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10339.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2513.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_039_syslog_ng.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5934enisa_euvd
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