Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-6437
Balabit syslog-ng 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a message with a timestamp that does not contain a trailing space, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionInput validationDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6437
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 55.74%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-6437
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-6437
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-6437
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00610.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485181/100/0/threaded
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00606.html
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1464
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-19.xml
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39082
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426173
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http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2007/Dec/0202.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26897
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4257
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1019105
Products affected by CVE-2007-6437
- cpe:2.3:a:balabit:syslog-ng_open_source_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:balabit:syslog-ng_premium_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*