CVE-2005-0968 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in CA eTrust Intrusion Detection by sending large size values to the Crypto API.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-0968?

CVE-2005-0968 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Computer Associates (CA) eTrust Intrusion Detection 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via large size values that are not properly validated before calling the CPImportKey function in the Crypto API.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0968?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Etrust Intrusion Detection.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-0968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q72g-cr9m-mjq9.

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