log4net LocalSyslogAppender denial of service
| log4net-localsyslogappender-dos (25196) |  Low Risk |
Description:
log4net is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by an undisclosed vulnerability in the LocalSyslogAppender. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a memory corruption in an application that uses LocalSyslogAppender and may cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Apache, Log4net 1.2.9
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of log4net (1.2.10 or later), available from the log4net Web site. See references.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- log4net Web site, log4net - log4net Project at http://logging.apache.org/log4net/.
- BID-17095: Apache Log4Net Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0743: Format string vulnerability in LocalSyslogAppender in Apache log4net 1.2.9 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and termination) via unknown vectors.
- OSVDB ID: 23905: Apache Log4net LocalSyslogAppender Format String Memory Corruption DoS
- SA19241: Apache Log4net Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2006:026: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0955: Apache Log4net LocalSyslogAppender Denial of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 14, 2006
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