Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0566 (CCN-493)

Assigned:1997-08-01
Published:1997-08-01
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:An attacker can write to syslog files from any location, causing a denial of service by filling up the logs, and hiding activities.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0566

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-syslogd(493)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0566

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Vulnerability Name:

    CVE-1999-0566 (CCN-8940)

    Assigned:1997-08-01
    Published:1999-09-25
    Updated:1999-09-25
    Summary:SGI IRIX is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a buffer overflow in syslogd. By filling up the syslogd log files, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the system to crash.
    CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
    Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
    Attack Complexity (AC): Low
    Privileges Required (PR): None
    User Interaction (UI): None
    Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
    Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
    Integrity (I): None
    Availibility (A): High
    CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
    Access Complexity (AC): Low
    Authentication (Au): None
    Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
    Integrity (I): None
    Availibility (A): Partial
    7.8 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
    Access Complexity (AC): Low
    Athentication (Au): None
    Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
    Integrity (I): None
    Availibility (A): Complete
    Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
    References:Source: CCN
    Type: SGI Security Advisory 20020405-01-I
    IRIX syslogd vulnerability

    Source: MITRE
    Type: CNA
    CVE-1999-0566

    Source: CCN
    Type: US-CERT VU#667667
    Buffer Overflow in SGI IRIX syslogd

    Source: CCN
    Type: BID-4587
    IRIX syslogd Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

    Source: XF
    Type: UNKNOWN
    irix-syslogd-bo(8940)

    Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix *
    ibm aix *
    sgi irix 6.4
    sgi irix 6.5
    sgi irix 6.5.1
    sgi irix 6.5.2
    sgi irix 6.5.3
    sgi irix 6.5.7
    sgi irix 6.5.5
    sgi irix 6.5.6
    sgi irix 6.5.8
    sgi irix 6.5.9