CVE-2005-3118 Misconfiguration in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3118 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-3118 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3118 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-2005-3118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3118/index.md)
Mason fails to persist firewall rules after reboot, leaving the system unprotected against network attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-3118?
CVE-2005-3118 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mason before 1.0.0 does not install the init script after the user uses Mason to configure a firewall, which causes the system to run without a firewall after a reboot.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3118?
It affects 1 product.
Products include William Stearns Mason.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3118?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2005-3118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3118, DSA-845-1, GHSA-7w5p-v64v-c7f3.