CVE-2005-3995 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the dosyslog function in the OBEX server (obexsrv.c) for Sobexsrv before 1.0.0-pre4, when the syslog (-S) function is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in file name arguments to OBEX commands.

Published: 2005-12-05

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 9.9% 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:sobexsrv:sobexsrv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2005-3990	Format string vulnerability in the dosyslog function in the OBEX server (obexsrv.c) for Sobexsrv before 1.0.0-pre4, when the syslog (-S) function is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in file name arguments to OBEX commands.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09902.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-1202a%5D.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418515/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15692
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2711

History

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Subscriptions

Sobexsrv Sobexsrv

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:31:48.788Z

Reserved: 2005-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3995

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-05T00:03:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-3995

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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