security flaw
Published Apr 21, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.07%
Description
The secure script in LogWatch before 2.6-2 allows attackers to prevent LogWatch from detecting malicious activity via certain strings in the secure file that are later used as part of a regular expression, which causes the parser to crash, aka "logwatch log processing regular expression DoS."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:364
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:364
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:364
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:364
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:364 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:364 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:364 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:364 |
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:N/I:N/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 3, 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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03071) | 87.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03071) | 85.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 5.67% (0.05667) | 90.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03898) | 87.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 5.40% (0.05399) | 89.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03898) | 87.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 5.40% (0.05399) | 89.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03898) | 87.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 5.40% (0.05399) | 89.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03898) | 87.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.68% (0.06681) | 85.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03898) | 87.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 73.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 72.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 69.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-364.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1061 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla-old/show_bug.cgi?id=137502 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617603 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1061
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1061
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-364.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1061 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla-old/show_bug.cgi?id=137502 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617603 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1061 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1061 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.