# CVE-2005-3474: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can hide files, registry keys, and processes on systems using Sony XCP DRM by prefixing names with $sys$, bypassing security monitoring.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7x26-7948-j59q

## What is CVE-2005-3474?

CVE-2005-3474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The aries.sys driver in Sony First4Internet XCP DRM software hides any file, registry key, or process with a name that starts with "$sys$", which allows attackers to hide activities on a system that uses XCP.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3474?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sony First4internet Xcp Content Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-3474 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3474 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 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-2005-3474 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-2005-3474/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3474/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3474
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3474
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3474

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