ID:8135 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in WinSyslog - CVE-2003-1518

 
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ID:8135 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in WinSyslog - CVE-2003-1518

Published: July 13, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65262
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1518
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
WinSyslog

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion via a long syslog message and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.