CVE-2005-1246 describes a critical format string vulnerability in the snmppd_log function of snmppd versions 0.4.5 and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject format string specifiers into syslog calls, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.3_specialCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vladislav_bogdanov:snmppd:0.4.3_special:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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