CVE-2004-2417

critical

Description

Format string vulnerability in smtp.c for smtp.proxy 1.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) client hostname or (2) message-id, which are injected into a syslog message.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16378

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10509

http://www.osvdb.org/6838

http://secunia.com/advisories/11823

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0267.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02313