CVE-2005-1122

Description

Format string vulnerability in cgi.c for Monkey daemon (monkeyd) before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP GET request containing double-encoded format string specifiers (aka "double expansion error").

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.88% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory osvdb.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/14953 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/15511 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=87916 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-14.xml patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1122?
CVE-2005-1122 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1122?
To fix CVE-2005-1122, 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-2005-1122 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-1122 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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