PT-2005-4676 · Socketkb · Socketkb

Published 2005-12-01 · Updated 2009-10-09 · CVE-2005-3936

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 SocketKB versions 1.1.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via the f parameter. This can be exploited by sending a malicious request to the vulnerable endpoint.

Recommendations For SocketKB versions 1.1.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to the f parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3936

Affected Products

Socketkb

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/17807 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3936 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3936 · Note
• http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2005/11/socketkb-11x-vuln.html · Note
• http://osvdb.org/21251 · Note