CVE-2005-2627

Description

Multiple integer underflows in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frame dissection, which leads to heap-based buffer overflows.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.67% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-10.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-788	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_20_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16634	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16477	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1422	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16447	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kismetwireless.net/CHANGELOG
http://www.kismetwireless.net/blog/?entry=/kismet/entry-1124158146.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14430	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2627?: CVE-2005-2627 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2627?: To fix CVE-2005-2627, 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-2005-2627 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2627 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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