CVE-2005-1806

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in PeerCast 0.1211 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the URL.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 18.25% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory gulftech.org Vendor Advisory peercast.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-15.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15753	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746603629979&w=2	mailing list
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0651	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/15536	exploit third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.peercast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11596	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1806?: CVE-2005-1806 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1806?: To fix CVE-2005-1806, 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-2005-1806 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1806 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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