# CVE-2000-1165: Balabit syslog-ng allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed log message that does not have a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2001-05-07 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Balabit syslog-ng allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed log message that does not have a closing > in the priority specifier.

## What to do

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0300.html
- http://www.balabit.hu/products/syslog-ng/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1981
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5576
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:02.syslog-ng.asc

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