CVE-2005-2848 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in img.pl in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.77% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-09-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| barracuda networks | barracuda spam firewall |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Barracuda Spam Firewall < 3.1.18 - Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2005-09-27 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112560044813390&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16683/
- http://securiweb.net/wiki/Ressources/AvisDeSecurite/2005.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14710
- http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Sep/1014837.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22120
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112560044813390&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16683/
- http://securiweb.net/wiki/Ressources/AvisDeSecurite/2005.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14710
- http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Sep/1014837.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22120
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