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.
Published: 2011-07-11
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1945 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:46:00.752Z

Reserved: 2011-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1951

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-07-11T20:55:01.207

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1951

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