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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2001-0738

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.58%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.58% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
immunix/immunix · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.