CVE-2005-3185 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published 13 Oct 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in libcurl when NTLM authentication is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2005-3185?

CVE-2005-3185 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ntlm_output function in http-ntlm.c for (1) wget 1.10, (2) curl 7.13.2, and (3) libcurl 7.13.2, and other products that use libcurl, when NTLM authentication is enabled, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a long NTLM username.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3185?

It affects 3 products.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.30E`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.30E`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.30E`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.30E`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.30E`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.30E`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.30E`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.30E`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.40E`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.40E`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.40E`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.40E`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.40E`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.40E`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.40E`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.10.2-0.40E`

Products include Curl Curl, Libcurl Libcurl, Wget Wget.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3185?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-3185 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as CURL-CVE-2005-3185, DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3185, GHSA-pr2f-jh2p-p39m, RHSA-2005:812.