CVE-2005-3183

Public Exploit

Description

The HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9653 vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:210 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9444 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9445 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159597 exploit vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17814 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17122 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17489 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/220-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19193 third party advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15035 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17119 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3183?
CVE-2005-3183 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3183?
To fix CVE-2005-3183, 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-2005-3183 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-3183 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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