CVE-2005-2410 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the nm_info_handler function in Network Manager may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Wireless Access Point identifier, which is not properly handled in a syslog call.

Published: 2005-08-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.1% 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2005-2411	Format string vulnerability in the nm_info_handler function in Network Manager may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Wireless Access Point identifier, which is not properly handled in a syslog call.

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 0.02051.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lwn.net/Alerts/145678/
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2005-July/msg00196.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2005-July/msg00197.html

History

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Subscriptions

Gnome Networkmanager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2005-08-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:22:49.134Z

Reserved: 2005-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2410

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-01T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-2410

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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