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ID:8135 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in WinSyslog - CVE-2003-1518
ID:8135 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in WinSyslog - CVE-2003-1518
Published: July 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65262
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1518
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
WinSyslog
WinSyslog
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion via a long syslog message and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.