CVE-2005-3183
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2005-3183 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2005-10-12 22:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | The HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.sco.com | |
| 159597 – CAN-2005-3183 Multiple bugs in libwww - one exploitable - in Library/src/HTBound.c | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
| USN-220-1: w3c-libwww vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Ubuntu update for w3c-libwww - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for w3c-libwww | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Secunia - Advisories - W3C Libwww Multipart MIME Data Handling Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| 504 Gateway Time-out | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9445 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - SCO OpenServer Updates for Multiple Packages | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| W3C Libwww Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for w3c-libwww | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-09-07 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=170518 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 which are in maintenance mode. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.