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 expres...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 3.1%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
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."
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| logwatch | = 2.6.2 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux | = 2.1 | No fix listed |
| redhat linux advanced workstation | = 2.1 | No fix listed |
| debian/logwatch(Debian:12) | < 5.0-1 | 5.0-1 |
| debian/logwatch(Debian:13) | < 5.0-1 | 5.0-1 |
| debian/logwatch(Debian:14) | < 5.0-1 | 5.0-1 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2005-1061 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:364 vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com