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critical 10.0

CVE-2005-1246 json

Format string vulnerability in the snmppd_log function in snmppd_util.c for snmppd 0.4.5 and earlier may allow remote attackers to cause a…

published 2005-04-24 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1249

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the snmppd_log function in snmppd_util.c for snmppd 0.4.5 and earlier may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a syslog call.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-970)

Exploit prediction

7.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-970 Snmppd - SNMP Proxy Daemon Remote Format String remote, 2005-04-29
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0022.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • x82.inetcop.org http://x82.inetcop.org/h0me/adv1sor1es/INCSA.2005-0x82-027-SNMPPD.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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