CVE-2005-2409 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.94% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-08-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nbsmtp | nbsmtp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | nbSMTP 0.99 - 'util.c' Client-Side Command Execution | 2005-08-05 |
References
- 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
- 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
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