---
id: CVE-1999-0171
title: >-
  Denial of service in syslog by sending it a large number of superfluous
  messages.
summary: >-
  Denial of service in syslog by sending it a large number of superfluous
  messages.
severity: low
cvss: 2.1
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P'
published: '1997-01-01'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0171'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0171'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0171'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00368
epssPercentile: 0.30553
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.155Z'
---

## Overview

Denial of service in syslog by sending it a large number of superfluous messages.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.