CVE-2005-3154

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: 2005-10-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Format string vulnerability in the logging functionality in BitDefender AntiVirus 7.2 through 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in file or directory name.

Affected products

Softwin Bitdefender: 7.2, 8.0, 9.0

References

http://kb.bitdefender.com/KB261-en--Filename-Format-String-Vulnerability.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16991
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/45
http://shadock.net/secubox/BitDefenderLoggingFunc.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14968
http://kb.bitdefender.com/KB261-en--Filename-Format-String-Vulnerability.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16991
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/45
http://shadock.net/secubox/BitDefenderLoggingFunc.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14968

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