MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in the syslog daemon for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (syslogd crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long syslog UDP packets
Published Feb 8, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.26%
Description
Buffer overflow in the syslog daemon for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (syslogd crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long syslog UDP packets.
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.26% 0.03257
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03257
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 87.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 86.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02283) | 83.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.04% (0.02036) | 89.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 87.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8944/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55440-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/324015 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7820 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12194 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/8944/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55440-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/324015 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7820 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12194 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 8, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 8, 2005
Link CVE-2003-1066
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a