Unscored severity · published Oct 18, 2001
CVE-2001-0738
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages
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CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
1.3; 2.2 · source: NVD
IM
Immunix · Immunix
6.2; 7.0; 7.0_beta · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0738
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0738
download.immunix.org
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-026-01
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99258618906506&w=2
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/249579
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7098
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