CVE-2005-1857 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Format string vulnerability in simpleproxy before 3.4 allows remote malicious HTTP proxies to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a reply.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01552.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Simpleproxy	Simpleproxy

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:simpleproxy:simpleproxy:2.2b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simpleproxy:simpleproxy:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simpleproxy:simpleproxy:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simpleproxy:simpleproxy:3.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1859	Format string vulnerability in simpleproxy before 3.4 allows remote malicious HTTP proxies to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a reply.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/16567/
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=604&release_id=351847
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-786
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/139421
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14666
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22016

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-09-02T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:57.497Z

Reserved: 2005-06-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-1857

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-09-02T22:03:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-1857

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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