CVE-2005-3654

Description

Blue Coat Systems Inc. WinProxy before 6.1a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of packets with 0xFF characters to the Telnet port (TCP 23), which corrupts the heap.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.29% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015442	vdb entry patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/322	third party advisory
http://www.winproxy.com/products/relnotes.asp
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=365	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0065	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18288	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16149	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3654?: CVE-2005-3654 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3654?: To fix CVE-2005-3654, 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-2005-3654 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3654 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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