Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-2409

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.

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Affected products

Nbsmtp/Nbsmtp2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nbsmtp:nbsmtp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nbsmtp:nbsmtp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.99
- (no CPE)range: <=0.99

Patches

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References

people.freebsd.org/~niels/issues/nbsmtp-20050726.txtnvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/16279nvd
secunia.com/advisories/16324nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/14441nvd
www.vuxml.org/freebsd/debbb39c-fdb3-11d9-a30d-00b0d09acbfc.htmlnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21674nvd

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