CVE-2005-1246 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the snmppd_log function in snmppd_util.c for snmppd 0.4.5 and earlier may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a syslog call.

Published: 2005-04-25

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 14.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.3_special:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14243.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0022.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15120
http://x82.inetcop.org/h0me/adv1sor1es/INCSA.2005-0x82-027-SNMPPD.txt

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Vladislav Bogdanov Snmppd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-04-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:06.307Z

Reserved: 2005-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1246

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-04-24T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-1246

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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