PT-2005-5249 · Unknown · Electric Sheep

Published 2005-12-29 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2005-4581

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Electric Sheep version 2.6.3

Description A buffer overflow issue exists, potentially allowing local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. However, since the program is not setuid and not typically called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector that crosses privilege boundaries.

Recommendations For Electric Sheep version 2.6.3, avoid using a long window-id parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the window-id parameter until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4581

Affected Products

Electric Sheep

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4581 · Security Note
• http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478/1.html · Note
• http://electricsheep.org/release_notes.html · Note
• http://electricsheep.org/index.cgi?&menu=talk · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23893 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/420160/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478.html · Note