CVE-2005-3523 Other in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3523 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-3523 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3523 exists.
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-2005-3523/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3523/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a format string vulnerability in the friendsd2 component of GpsDrive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-3523?
CVE-2005-3523 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in friendsd2 in GpsDrive allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the dir (direction) field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3523?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gpsdrive Gpsdrive.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3523?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2005-3523 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3523 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-891-1, GHSA-9w6f-v487-cp89.