TI-2007-06143 Aliases CVE-2007-6437 GHSA-gv7r-26f5-9p85

Balabit syslog-ng 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.8 allows remote attackers to…

LOW 29CWE-20Published 2007-12-19 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Balabit syslog-ng 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a message with a timestamp that does not contain a trailing space, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03348 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:balabit:syslog-ng_open_source_edition::::::::	up to 2.0.6	Vulnerable	Balabit
cpe:2.3:a:balabit:syslog-ng_premium_edition::::::::	up to 2.1.8	Vulnerable	Balabit

cpe:2.3:a:balabit:syslog-ng_open_source_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Balabit
cpe:2.3:a:balabit:syslog-ng_premium_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·Balabit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6437
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gv7r-26f5-9p85

References

Advisory 4

Other 4

Sources

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