PT-2005-1051 · Pound · Pound

Steven Van Acker · Published 2005-05-02 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-1391

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pound versions 1.8.2 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the add port function, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Host HTTP header. Additionally, there are multiple vulnerabilities in the Pound package that can lead to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information, and these can be exploited remotely.

Recommendations For Pound versions 1.8.2 and earlier, consider disabling the add port function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Pound package to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-04024

CVE-2005-1391

DSA-934-1

Affected Products

Pound

References · 21

• 🔥 http://apsis.ch/pound/pound_list/archive/2005/2005-04/1114516112000 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1391 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1391 · Security Note
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-29.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3751 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-934 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1391 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1391 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/15963 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04024 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13436 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1391 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013824 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=307852 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20316 · Note