VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-4270
Buffer overflow in Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.609 and 5.0.134 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP 401 response with a WWW-Authenticate header containing a long Realm field.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.609 and 5.0.134 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP 401 response with a WWW-Authenticate header containing a long Realm field.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.49% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- watchfire/appscan qa
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18013
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/260
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015362
- http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC_Security_Advisory_AppScanQA_RemoteCodeExec.pdfExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419586/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15873Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2933
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18013
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/260
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015362
- http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC_Security_Advisory_AppScanQA_RemoteCodeExec.pdfExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419586/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15873Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2933
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.