CVE-2001-0738 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the LogLine function of klogd within sysklogd 1.3, affecting various Debian and Immunix Linux distributions. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by injecting null bytes into log messages, causing the system to hang. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a partial availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation, exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness despite its age.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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