Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-1061
The secure script in LogWatch before 2.6-2 allows attackers to prevent LogWatch from detecting malicious activity via certain strings in the secure file that are later used as part of a regular expression, which causes the parser to crash, aka "logwatch log processing regular expression DoS."
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2005-1061
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:logwatch:logwatch:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1061
0.36%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-1061
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-1061
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-364.html
SupportVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla-old/show_bug.cgi?id=137502
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