CVE-2006-1624
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 5, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 5, 2006
Description
The default configuration of syslogd in the Linux sysklogd package does not enable the -x (disable name lookups) option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via messages with spoofed source IP addresses.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20060331 DoS-ing sysklogd?mailing-list
- 20060402 RE: DoS-ing sysklogd?mailing-list
- sysklogd-sourceip-dos(25672)vdb-entry
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