CVE-2005-1099

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the HandleChild function in server.c in Greylisting daemon (GLD) 1.3 and 1.4, when GLD is listening on a network interface, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 79.03% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory gasmi.net Vendor Advisory osvdb.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Apr/1013678.html	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/15492	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-10.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.gasmi.net/down/gld-history	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20066	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/14941	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111339935903880&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111342432325670&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1099?: CVE-2005-1099 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1099?: To fix CVE-2005-1099, 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-2005-1099 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1099 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~79% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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