CVE-2005-3493

Public Exploit

Description

Battle Carry .005 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (inaccessible port) via a large packet, which triggers a socket error and terminates the socket that is listening on the server's UDP port.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.74% Top 15%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2284	vdb entry
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/bcarrydos-adv.txt	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15282	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/17417	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113096122630102&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3493?: CVE-2005-3493 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3493?: To fix CVE-2005-3493, 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-2005-3493 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3493 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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