CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0171
LowExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.37%
28th percentile — higher than 28% of all known CVEs
Summary
CVE-1999-0171 vulnerability involves a denial of service (DoS) attack on the syslog system by sending a large number of superfluous messages.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can block the logging system, leading to the loss of important event information and hindering system monitoring.
Recommendation
It is recommended to limit the number of messages that can be processed by syslog and implement message filtering mechanisms.
Original NVD description (English source)
Denial of service in syslog by sending it a large number of superfluous messages.