COMMAND

    syslog

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

    Solaris 2.4

PROBLEM

    Syslogd on Solaris 2.4 core dumps unmistakenly whenever a  loghost
    receives a log from a machine  that is not registered in any  name
    services (nis, nis+, dns, hosts).

    This  has  been  fixed  on  Solaris  2.5 with patch 103291-02, but
    there isn't any patch for 2.4.

SOLUTION

    "Turn  off  syslog".   It's  a  joke  :-)).   Get  Solaris  2.5 or
    something newer.