The default configuration of syslogd in the Linux sysklogd package does not enable the -x (disable name lookups) option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via messages with spoofed source IP addresses.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2006-04-05T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T17:19:49.266Z
Reserved: 2006-04-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-1624

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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-04-05T10:04:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:09:20.077
Link: CVE-2006-1624

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