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CVE-2005-2409

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.

Published: Aug 1, 2005 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

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Affected Products (1)

Vendor Product Version
nbsmtp nbsmtp *

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-2gfq-wxq2-rxqj

Format string vulnerability in util.c in nbsmtp 0.99 and earlier, while running in debug mode,...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.5 / 10
EPSS Score 9.94%

Top 5% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 33 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub