The show_elog_list function in elogd.c in elog 2.6.2 and earlier...
Vulnerability Description
The show_elog_list function in elogd.c in elog 2.6.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting to access a logbook whose name begins with "global," which results in a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Impact Analysis
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Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4423
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=397875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017450
- http://www.osvdb.org/30272
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22800
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2060
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21028
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-11/0198.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451351
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