CVE-2005-1061 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in LogWatch versions prior to 2.6-2, affecting various Red Hat Enterprise Linux and LogWatch product lines. An attacker can craft specific strings within the "secure" file, causing the LogWatch parser to crash when processing logs, thus preventing the detection of malicious activity. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:logwatch:logwatch:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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