23905 : Apache Log4net LocalSyslogAppender Format String Memory Corruption DoS
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about 1 year ago

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Disclosure
Mar 07, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

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Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

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Description

 Apache Log4net contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered due to an unspecified format string error in LocalSyslogAppender which may corrupt system memory resulting in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unavailable
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 1.2.10 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Apache Software Foundation
Watch-list
log4net
Watch-list
 1.2.9
1.2.10

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  • Sebastian Krahmer - krahmerBrand New Doo Doosuse.de - SuSE

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