CVE-2005-4584

Public Exploit

Description

BZFlag server 2.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a callsign that is not followed by a NULL (\0) character.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.16% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory altervista.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/22036	vdb entry
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/bzflagboom-adv.txt	vendor advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16066	vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015418	vdb entry exploit
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/%2Acheckout%2A/bzflag/bzflag/ChangeLog?rev=2.103
http://secunia.com/advisories/18238	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23872	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4584?: CVE-2005-4584 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4584?: To fix CVE-2005-4584, 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-2005-4584 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4584 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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