CVE-2004-2417

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Smtp.Proxy: 1.1.3

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0267.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11823
http://www.osvdb.org/6838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10509
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16378
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0267.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11823
http://www.osvdb.org/6838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10509
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16378

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