CVE-2005-3154

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.

Published: 2005-10-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3154 is rated Moderate Risk (61.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3154

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	2.91%	3.55%	+0.64%
2	2025-03-30	4.25%	2.91%	-1.35%
3	2025-03-29	—	4.25%	—

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3154

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-2005-3154

CWE-134 MITRE ↗

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3154

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
softwin	bitdefender	7.2	cpe:2.3:a:softwin:bitdefender:7.2:::::::*
softwin	bitdefender	8.0	cpe:2.3:a:softwin:bitdefender:8.0:::::::*
softwin	bitdefender	9.0	cpe:2.3:a:softwin:bitdefender:9.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2005-3154

URL	Tags
http://kb.bitdefender.com/KB261-en--Filename-Format-String-Vulnerability.html	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/16991	Permissions Required
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/45	Third Party Advisory
http://shadock.net/secubox/BitDefenderLoggingFunc.html	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14968	Third Party Advisory

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