CVE-2005-3182

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP management interface for GFI MailSecurity 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long headers such as (1) Host and (2) Accept in HTTP requests. NOTE: the vendor suggests that this issues is "in an underlying Microsoft technology" which, if true, could mean that the overflow affects other products as well.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.29% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015046	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15081	patch vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/74	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112914475508191&w=2	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0290.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/17136/	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/19926	vdb entry
http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID002451	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3182?: CVE-2005-3182 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3182?: To fix CVE-2005-3182, 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-2005-3182 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3182 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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