Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-1061 (CCN-20201)

Assigned:2005-04-19
Published:2005-04-19
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary: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."
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-2005-1061

Source: CCN
Type: RPM resource logwatch Web page
RPM resource logwatch

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-364
logwatch security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2005:364

Source: CCN
Type: BID-13273
Logwatch Secure Script Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla-old/show_bug.cgi?id=137502

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
logwatch-dos(20201)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:logwatch:logwatch:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    logwatch logwatch 2.6.2
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1