VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1061
The secure script in LogWatch before 2.6-2 allows attackers to prevent LogWatch from detecting malicious activity via certain strings in the secure file that are later used as part of a regular expression, which causes the parser to crash, aka "logwatch…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.07%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.07%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The secure script in LogWatch before 2.6-2 allows attackers to prevent LogWatch from detecting malicious activity via certain strings in the secure file that are later used as part of a regular expression, which causes the parser to crash, aka "logwatch log processing regular expression DoS."
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.07% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- logwatch/logwatch · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/linux advanced workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.