VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2409
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.94%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.94% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- nbsmtp/nbsmtp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://people.freebsd.org/~niels/issues/nbsmtp-20050726.txtPatch
- 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
- http://people.freebsd.org/~niels/issues/nbsmtp-20050726.txtPatch
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.