CVE-2005-2962 Information disclosure in n/a
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2962 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-2962 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2962/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2962/index.md)
Local attackers can read world-readable configuration files to steal proxy credentials from ntlmaps installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2962?
CVE-2005-2962 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The post-installation script for ntlmaps before 0.9.9 sets world-readable permissions for the configuration file, which allows local users to obtain the username and password.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2962?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ntlmaps Ntlmaps.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2962?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-2962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-830-1, GHSA-2rf3-297f-9pr5.