CVE - CVE-2006-1624

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-1624	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The default configuration of syslogd in the Linux sysklogd package does not enable the -x (disable name lookups) option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via messages with spoofed source IP addresses.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20060331 DoS-ing sysklogd? URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429618/100/0/threaded BUGTRAQ:20060402 RE: DoS-ing sysklogd? URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429739/100/0/threaded XF:sysklogd-sourceip-dos(25672) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25672
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060405	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060405)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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