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CVE-2002-1200

Published: Sep 1, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.6%
Top 8.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

syslog-ngoneidentity
On-prem
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
n/an/a
oneidentitycommercialSecurity Products

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000547
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103426595021928&w=2
marc.info
http://www.balabit.hu/static/zsa/ZSA-2002-014-en.txt
balabit.hu
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Timeline

Published
Sep 1, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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