CVE-2005-2410

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.

Published: 2005-08-01 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2410 is rated Moderate Risk (62.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.51%). EPSS rose +1.46% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2410

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.05% 3.51% +1.46%
2 2025-03-30 3.04% 2.05% -0.99%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.04% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2410

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2410

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2410

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2410 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (network-manager), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2410

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2410

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome networkmanager < 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2410

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