CVE-2006-1624 Information

Description

The default configuration of syslogd in the Linux sysklogd package does not enable the -x (disable name lookups) option which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via messages with spoofed source IP addresses.

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429618/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429739/100/0/threaded https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25672