Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2005· Updated Apr 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.

Affected products

Nbsmtp/Nbsmtp
cpe:2.3:a:nbsmtp:nbsmtp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=0.99

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

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

News mentions

No linked articles in our index yet.

cvss	0.000
epss	0.009
exploit	0.030
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000