CVE-2005-2403 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can impersonate users by replaying sniffed login traffic due to lack of authentication in the RealChat login protocol.
- 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-2005-2403?
CVE-2005-2403 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The login protocol in RealChat 3.5.1b does not use authentication, which allows remote attackers to log on as other users by sniffing the beginning of a chat session and replaying it via a modified username.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2403?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Realchat Realchat.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2403?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2005-2403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2005-2418, GHSA-4rq5-px86-cv23.