CVE-2005-2409 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in util.c in nbsmtp 0.99 and earlier, while running in debug mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a syslog call.

Published: 2005-08-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 9.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nbsmtp:nbsmtp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09939.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://people.freebsd.org/~niels/issues/nbsmtp-20050726.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/16279
http://secunia.com/advisories/16324
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14441
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/debbb39c-fdb3-11d9-a30d-00b0d09acbfc.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21674

History

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Subscriptions

Nbsmtp Nbsmtp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:22:49.135Z

Reserved: 2005-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2409

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:14:50.137

Link: CVE-2005-2409

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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