VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3183
The HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.10%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.10% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- w3c/libwww
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17119
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17489
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17814
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19193
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:210
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9444
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9445
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15035
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159597Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9653
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/220-1/
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17119
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17489
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17814
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19193
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:210
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9444
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9445
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15035
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159597Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9653
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/220-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.