CVE-2003-1518

Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 - Denial of Service via Long Syslog Message

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1518. PoCs published by [email protected].

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in WinSyslog by sending excessive UDP packets to port 10514, causing system instability due to resource exhaustion. The script iteratively increases the payload size to amplify the effect.

Description

Adiscon WinSyslog 4.21 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long syslog message.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by [email protected] · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23242

This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in WinSyslog by sending excessive UDP packets to port 10514, causing system instability due to resource exhaustion. The script iteratively increases the payload size to amplify the effect.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WinSyslog prior to 2003-09-15
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · UDP port 10514 accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.adiscon.com/Common/en/advisory/2003-09-15.asp
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8821
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13428

Scores

EPSS 0.0722
EPSS Percentile 93.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
adiscon/winsyslog 4.21_sp1
adiscon/winsyslog 5.0_beta
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026