Vulnerability CVE-2005-2410
Published: 2005-08-01   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Gnome -> Networkmanager 

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