CVE-2004-2417 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in smtp.c for smtp.proxy 1.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) client hostname or (2) message-id, which are injected into a syslog message.

Published: 2005-08-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:smtp.proxy:smtp.proxy:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2408	Format string vulnerability in smtp.c for smtp.proxy 1.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) client hostname or (2) message-id, which are injected into a syslog message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02313.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0267.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11823
http://www.osvdb.org/6838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10509
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16378

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Smtp.proxy Smtp.proxy

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:29:12.765Z

Reserved: 2005-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2417

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2417

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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