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CVE-2011-1951
lib/logmatcher.c in Balabit syslog-ng before 3.2.4, when the global flag is set and when using PCRE 8.12 and possibly other versions,…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.5%
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- redhat
Description
lib/logmatcher.c in Balabit syslog-ng before 3.2.4, when the global flag is set and when using PCRE 8.12 and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a message that does not match a regular expression.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 16% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://git.balabit.hu/?p=bazsi/syslog-ng-3.2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=09710c0b105e579d35c7b5f6c66d1ea5e3a3d3ff (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709088 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110526 CVE Request -- syslog-ng -- Possible DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-8405 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 47800 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 45122 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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