CVE-2005-3481

Summary

CVECVE-2005-3481
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-11-03 02:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionCisco IOS 12.0 to 12.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow in system timers. NOTE: this issue does not correspond to a specific vulnerability, rather a general weakness that only increases the feasibility of exploitation of any vulnerabilities that might exist. Such design-level weaknesses normally are not included in CVE, so perhaps this issue should be REJECTed.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0da All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0db All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0dc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0s All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0sc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0sl All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0sp All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0st All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0sx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0sz All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0t All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0w5 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0wc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xa All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xe All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xh All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xi All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xj All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xk All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xl All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xm All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xn All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xq All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xr All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xs All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.0xv All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1aa All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ax All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ay All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1az All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1cx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1da All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1db All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1dc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ea All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1eb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ec All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1eo All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1eu All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ev All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ew All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ex All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ey All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ez All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1t All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xa All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xe All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xh All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xi All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xj All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xl All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xm All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xp All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xq All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xr All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xs All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xt All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xu All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xv All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xw All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1xy All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ya All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1yb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1yc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1yd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1ye All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1yf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1yh All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1yi All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.1yj All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2b All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2bc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2bx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2by All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2bz All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ca All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2cx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2cy All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2cz All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2dd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2dx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2eu All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ew All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ewa All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ex All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ey All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ez All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2fx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2fy All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ja All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2jk All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2jx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2mb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2mc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2s All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sbc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2se All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2so All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2su All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sv All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sw All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sxa All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sxb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sxd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sxe All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sxf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sy All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2sz All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2t All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2tpc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xa All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xe All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xh All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xi All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xj All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xk All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xl All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xm All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xn All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xq All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xr All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xs All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xt All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xu All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xv All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2xw All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ya All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ye All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yh All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yj All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yk All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yl All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ym All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yn All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yo All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yp All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yq All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yr All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ys All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yt All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yu All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yv All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yw All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yy All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2yz All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2za All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2ze All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zh All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zj All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zl All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zn All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.2zp All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3b All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3bc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3bw All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3ja All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3t All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3tpc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xa All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xb All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xc All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xe All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xh All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xi All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xj All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xk All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xm All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xq All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xr All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xs All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xu All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xw All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xx All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3xy All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3ya All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yd All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yf All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yg All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yh All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yi All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yj All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yk All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yq All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3ys All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yt All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.3yu All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.4 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.4mr All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.4t All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.4xa All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios 12.4xb All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#562945 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Cisco - Networking, Cloud, and Cybersecurity Solutions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco IOS System Timers Heap Buffer Overflow Exploitation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Cisco IOS System Timers May Permit Heap Overflow Exploitation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Cisco IOS System Timers Potential Arbitrary Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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