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CVE-2020-35488 Details

Description

The fileop module of the NXLog service in NXLog Community Edition 2.10.2150 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted Syslog payload to the Syslog service. This attack requires a specific configuration. Also, the name of the directory created must use a Syslog field. (For example, on Linux it is not possible to create a .. directory. On Windows, it is not possible to create a CON directory.)

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/GuillaumePetit84/CVE-2020-35488 CVEExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/nxlog-public/nxlog-ce/-/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt#L2 CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/GuillaumePetit84/CVE-2020-35488 [email protected]ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/nxlog-public/nxlog-ce/-/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt#L2 [email protected]Release NotesThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nxlog nxlog
< 3.0.2272

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nxlog:nxlog:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-35488
NVD Published Date:
Jan 5, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-35488 Details - Not Deferred