Description
Insufficient Logging vulnerability in the EventLogAppender of Apache log4net.
Long messages were truncated to a fixed size that exceeds what the Windows Event Log accepts once the log and source names are counted, and the event log then stored nothing and reported nothing. A party whose data reaches a log message could suppress the whole record by making it long enough. Only applications on Windows that use EventLogAppender are affected.
This issue affects Apache log4net: from 1.2.9 before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache log4net | >= 1.2.9, < 3.5.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache log4net | >= 02e1e115435888485f2e28b414d267e39e799e07, < 28fbfb25678c48a8cc5bc9b94ead0dddfc39ffed |
References
- https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/commit/28fbfb25678c48a8cc5bc9b94ead0dddfc39ffedPatch
- https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/pull/315Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/jr6fj5skv1vnjbc9jmt8bp151p8ow1rpMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 9, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed