CVE-2003-1518 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.2% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long syslog message.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 7.22% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adiscon | winsyslog |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WinSyslog Interactive Syslog Server 4.21 - long Message Remote Denial of Service | 2003-10-14 |
References
- http://www.adiscon.com/Common/en/advisory/2003-09-15.asp
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6L00F158KE.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8821
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13428
- http://www.adiscon.com/Common/en/advisory/2003-09-15.asp
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6L00F158KE.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8821
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13428
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