CVE-2011-1951
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
lib/logmatcher.c in Balabit syslog-ng before 3.2.4, when the global flag is set and when using PCRE 8.12 and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a message that does not match a regular expression.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (2)
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references (12)
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- http://git.balabit.hu/?p=bazsi/syslog-ng-3.2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=09710c0b105e579d35c7b5f6c66d1ea5e3a3d3ffenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/062107.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45122enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/26/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47800enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709088enisa_euvd
- http://git.balabit.hu/?p=bazsi/syslog-ng-3.2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=09710c0b105e579d35c7b5f6c66d1ea5e3a3d3ffnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/062107.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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