CVE-2006-1624

The CVE-2006-1624 entry concerns the Linux sysklogd package (syslogd) where the default configuration does not enable the -x option (disable name lookups). This enables remote attackers to induce a denial of service via traffic amplification using messages with spoofed source IP addresses. The av...

CVE-2006-1624

The default configuration of syslogd in the Linux sysklogd package does not enable the -x disable name lookups option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service traffic amplification via messages with spoofed source IP addresses...

Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : sysklogd update (SSA:2004-124-02)

New sysklogd packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix a security issue where a user could cause syslogd to crash. Thanks to Steve Grubb who researched the issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sysklogd (MDKSA-2004:038)

Steve Grubb discovered a bug in sysklogd where it allocates an insufficient amount of memory which causes sysklogd to write to unallocated memory. This could allow for a malicious user to crash sysklogd. The updated packages provide a patched sysklogd using patches from Openwall to correct the...

sysklogd update

New sysklogd packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix a security issue where a user could cause syslogd to crash. Thanks to Steve Grubb who researched the issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog: Sun May 2 17:16:41 PDT 2004...

[Full-Disclosure] MDKSA-2004:038 - Updated sysklogd packages fix vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory Package name: sysklogd Advisory ID: MDKSA-2004:038 Date: April 28th, 2004 Affected versions: 10.0, 9.1, 9.2, Corporate Server 2.1, Multi Network Firewall 8.2 Problem Description: Steve Grubb discovered a bug in...

CVE-2001-0738

The CVE-2001-0738 issue affects the Linux kernel logging daemon klogd (sysklogd 1.3) across various distributions. A NULL byte in log messages can cause klogd to enter an infinite loop and hang, effectively a denial-of-service. Root cause cited is klogd’s LogLine handling of NULL bytes in input. ...

CVE-2001-0738

LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service hang by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages...

[SECURITY] New versions of sysklogd released

Package: sysklogd Vulnerability: root exploit Debian-specific: no Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in syslogd and klogd. A local root exploit is possible, and remote exploits may be possible in some cases though we are not currently aware of a remote exploit. Fixed packages are availab...

klogd Kernel Logger vulnerability and fix

A string format / buffer overflow bug has been discovered in klogd, the kernel logging daemon. Please upgrade to the new sysklogd 1.4 package available on the Slackware FTP site. ========================================================================= sysklogd 1.4 AVAILABLE - a1/sysklogd.tgz...

sysklogd.bof.txt

Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 02:22:56 -0500 From: Cory Visi To: [email protected] Subject: RedHat sysklogd vulnerability I'd like to apologize for being so late with this e-mail as I have known about this problem for months. The vulnerability was discussed in a Thu, 10 Sep 1998 BugTraq e-mail by...