CVE-2005-2841 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted credentials in Cisco IOS Firewall Authentication Proxy.
- 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-2005-2841?
CVE-2005-2841 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 8 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Firewall Authentication Proxy for FTP and/or Telnet Sessions for Cisco IOS 12.2ZH and 12.2ZL, 12.3 and 12.3T, and 12.4 and 12.4T allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted user authentication credentials.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2841?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2841?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-2841 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2841 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gw7g-cgfh-x45p.