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CVE-2005-3183 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/07/2007)

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=170518 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 which are in maintenance mode.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/17119
http://secunia.com/advisories/17119
http://secunia.com/advisories/17122
http://secunia.com/advisories/17122
http://secunia.com/advisories/17489
http://secunia.com/advisories/17489
http://secunia.com/advisories/17814
http://secunia.com/advisories/17814
http://secunia.com/advisories/19193
http://secunia.com/advisories/19193
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:210
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:210
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9444
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9444
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9445
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9445
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15035
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15035
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159597 Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159597 Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9653
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9653
https://usn.ubuntu.com/220-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/220-1/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-3183
NVD Published Date:
10/12/2005
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.