# CVE-2005-4846: Format string vulnerability in Logger.cc for Spey 0.3.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-06-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Format string vulnerability in Logger.cc for Spey 0.3.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a syslog call.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/21327
- http://spey.cvs.sourceforge.net/spey/spey/src/Logger.cc?r1=1.5&r2=1.6
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=514029
- http://spey.cvs.sourceforge.net/spey/spey/src/Logger.cc?view=log

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