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Vulnerability · CVE-2005-2847

Barracuda Networks barracuda_spam_firewall Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Dec 1, 2020 · catalog updated Dec 1, 2020 · Barracuda Networks

Patch now

CVE-2005-2847 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Barracuda Networks against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
53.37%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Barracuda Networks barracuda_spam_firewall

img.pl in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the f parameter.

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  • vendor Barracuda Networks barracuda_spam_firewallversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2005-2847

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2005-2847 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Barracuda Networks against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 53.37%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 1, 2020 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    img.pl in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the f parameter.

  2. Dec 1, 2020 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2005-2847

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2005-2847

    30-day exploitation probability 53.4%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2005-2847

    img.pl in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the f parameter.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.