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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…
High7.5EPSS 9.9%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.9% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/debbb39c-fdb3-11d9-a30d-00b0d09acbfc.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 16324 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- nbsmtp-format-string(21674) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://people.freebsd.org/~niels/issues/nbsmtp-20050726.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 14441 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 16279 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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