CVE-2005-3523

Description

Format string vulnerability in friendsd2 in GpsDrive allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the dir (direction) field.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 26.74% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory seclists.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17473	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415788/30/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-1104a%5D.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-891	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/20531	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2307	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17477	third party advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2005/Nov/0130.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15319	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3523?: CVE-2005-3523 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3523?: To fix CVE-2005-3523, 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-2005-3523 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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