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CVE-2003-1518
Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long syslog message.
High7.8EPSS 7.2%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long syslog message.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.2% · top 5.6% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.adiscon.com/Common/en/advisory/2003-09-15.asp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 8821 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- winsyslog-long-syslog-dos(13428) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6L00F158KE.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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