CVE-2005-0644

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in McAfee Scan Engine 4320 with DAT version before 4436 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed LHA file with a type 2 header file name field, a variant of CVE-2005-0643.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.35% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory mcafee.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361180	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10243	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12832	vdb entry
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/190	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://images.mcafee.com/misc/McAfee_Security_Bulletin_05-march-17.pdf	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14628	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013463	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0644?: CVE-2005-0644 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0644?: To fix CVE-2005-0644, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0644 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0644 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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