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CVE-2006-1624

Published: 5 April 2006

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.

Priority

Unknown

Status

Package Release Status
sysklogd
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian 		dapper Not vulnerable
(network listening disabled by default)
edgy Not vulnerable
(network listening disabled by default)
feisty Not vulnerable
(network listening disabled by default)
upstream Needs triage

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