CVE-2005-1857

Description

Format string vulnerability in simpleproxy before 3.4 allows remote malicious HTTP proxies to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a reply.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.55% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/139421	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/16567/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22016	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-786	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14666	vdb entry patch
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=604&release_id=351847	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1857?: CVE-2005-1857 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1857?: To fix CVE-2005-1857, 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-2005-1857 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1857 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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