CVE-2005-2410

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-08-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in the nm_info_handler function in Network Manager may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Wireless Access Point identifier, which is not properly handled in a syslog call.

Affected products

GNOME NetworkManager: before 0.4.1 — fixed in 0.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GNOME NetworkManager 0.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lwn.net/Alerts/145678/
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2005-July/msg00196.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2005-July/msg00197.html
http://lwn.net/Alerts/145678/
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2005-July/msg00196.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2005-July/msg00197.html

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