PT-2006-2622 · Linux · Sysklogd

Published 2006-04-05 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-1624

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: sysklogd (affected versions not specified)

Description: The default configuration of syslogd in the Linux sysklogd package is vulnerable to a denial of service (traffic amplification) attack. This is because the -x option, which disables name lookups, is not enabled by default. As a result, remote attackers can cause a denial of service via messages with spoofed source IP addresses.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1624

Affected Products

Sysklogd

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1624 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25672 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/429618/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/429739/100/0/threaded · Note