Is CVE-2005-2849 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-2849 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-2849?

CVE-2005-2849 has a CVSS score of 6.4 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2005-2849?

Patch guidance is available from barracuda networks security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-2849.

CVE-2005-2849 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2005-2849?

2 products: barracuda networks barracuda spam firewall, barracuda networks barracuda spam firewall.

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to (1) read portions of source code via the -f option to Dig (dig_device.cgi), (2) determine file existence via the -r argument to Tcpdump (tcpdump_device.cgi) or (3) modify files in the cgi-bin directory via the -w argument to Tcpdump.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: BARRACUDA_NETWORKS
Published: 9/8/2005
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

barracuda_networks : barracuda_spam_firewallbarracuda_networks : barracuda_spam_firewall

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD