PT-1995-1004 · Rsyslog · Rsyslog

Published 1995-10-19 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0099

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions syslog utility (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue in the syslog utility allows attackers to potentially gain root privileges, either locally or remotely.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0099

Affected Products

Rsyslog

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0099 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0099 · Note