CVE-2005-1125

Public Exploit

Description

Race condition in libsafe 2.0.16 and earlier, when running in multi-threaded applications, allows attackers to bypass libsafe protection and exploit other vulnerabilities before the _libsafe_die function call is completed.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.92% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory overflow.pl Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395999	mailing list exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13190	vdb entry exploit
http://www.overflow.pl/adv/libsafebypass.txt	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1125?: CVE-2005-1125 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1125?: To fix CVE-2005-1125, 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-2005-1125 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1125 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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