Apache log4net: NUL character truncates OutputDebugStringAppender records

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    "title": "Apache log4net: NUL character truncates OutputDebugStringAppender records",
    "summary": "Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character vulnerability in the OutputDebugStringAppender of Apache log4net. A NUL character in logged content ended the debug output record at that point, so everything the layout rendered after it, including exception text and trailing fields, was silently lost. A party whose data reaches a log message could hide the rest of that record. Only applications on Windows that use OutputDebugStringAppender 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.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:24.630398173Z",
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        "https://nuget.org/packages",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/105xxx/CVE-2026-105240.json",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/gyw2d4ppy82t1vlpdknkfd1nmzp21z17",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-06T19:47:44.9+00:00"
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