CVE-2005-1391

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the add_port function in APSIS Pound 1.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Host HTTP header.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.76% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory osvdb.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-934	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013824	vdb entry
http://www.apsis.ch/pound/pound_list/archive/2005/2005-04/1114516112000	mailing list exploit
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=307852
http://www.osvdb.org/15963	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15202	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-29.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0437	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/15679	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20316	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13436	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18381	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15142	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1391?: CVE-2005-1391 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1391?: To fix CVE-2005-1391, 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-2005-1391 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1391 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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