CVE-2001-0738

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0723	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.580% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-026-01
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99258618906506&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/249579
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7098

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Immunix Immunix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM
Reserved: Oct 12, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 18, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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