CVE-2001-0738
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to...
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages.
- Record
CVE-2001-0738- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages.
- Record
CVE-2001-0738- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0723 No score
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0723- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w743-8w2p-vcx8 No score
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to...
LogLine function in klogd in sysklogd 1.3 in various Linux distributions allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (hang) by causing null bytes to be placed in log messages.
- Record
GHSA-w743-8w2p-vcx8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0738 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Debian Linux, published October 18, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.58%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.