CVE-2006-0743 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in LocalSyslogAppender in Apache log4net 1.2.9 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and termination) via unknown vectors.

Published: 2006-03-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 4.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4net:1.2.9_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-3735	Format string vulnerability in LocalSyslogAppender in Apache log4net 1.2.9 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and termination) via unknown vectors.
Github GHSA	GHSA-f9fr-w54q-772h	Apache log4net format string vulnerability causes DoS

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0447.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-67
http://secunia.com/advisories/19241
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
http://www.osvdb.org/23905
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17095
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0955
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25196

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Log4net

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2006-03-09T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:48:55.503Z

Reserved: 2006-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0743

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-09T20:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0743

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-134

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