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
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.58%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.9
- 1.4.10
- 1.4.15
- 1.5.15
- 1.5.20
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.58% (0.05578) | 92.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.58% (0.05578) | 91.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.53% (0.06530) | 90.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.70% (0.06696) | 93.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 7.81% (0.07806) | 94.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 6.65% (0.06649) | 93.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 7.98% (0.07977) | 93.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.09% (0.10094) | 93.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000547 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103426595021928&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://www.balabit.hu/static/zsa/ZSA-2002-014-en.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-175 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10339.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2513.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_039_syslog_ng.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5934 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000547 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken Link | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103426595021928&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.balabit.hu/static/zsa/ZSA-2002-014-en.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-175 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10339.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2513.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_039_syslog_ng.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5934 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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