CVE-2005-2280 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Cisco Security Agent systems by sending crafted IP packets, requiring immediate patching to maintain availability.

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-2005-2280?

CVE-2005-2280 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Security Agent (CSA) 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted IP packet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2280?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Security Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2280 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-2005-2280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9wwc-x3wq-537q.

Is CVE-2005-2280 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free