Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-3183
The HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionInput validationDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3183
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.33%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 67 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-3183
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2005-3183
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2005-3183
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Red Hat 2007-09-07Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=170518 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 which are in maintenance mode.
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159597
Exploit;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9445
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/220-1/
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:210
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9653
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15035
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http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9444
- cpe:2.3:a:w3c:libwww:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*