Is CVE-2002-1200 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-1200 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2002-1200?

CVE-2002-1200 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2002-1200?

Patch guidance is available from oneidentity security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2002-1200.

CVE-2002-1200 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2002-1200?

8 products: oneidentity syslog-ng, oneidentity syslog-ng, oneidentity syslog-ng, oneidentity syslog-ng, oneidentity syslog-ng, and 3 more.

Description

Balabit Syslog-NG 1.4.x before 1.4.15, and 1.5.x before 1.5.20, when using template filenames or output, does not properly track the size of a buffer when constant characters are encountered during macro expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ONEIDENTITY
Published: 10/28/2002
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

oneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ngoneidentity : syslog-ng

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2002-1200. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2002-1200

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CVE-2002-1200 vulnerability