Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-4581 - Local Security vulnerability in Scott Draves Electric Sheep 2.6.3
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. NOTE: because the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
References
- http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478.html
- http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478/1.html
- http://electricsheep.org/index.cgi?&menu=talk
- http://electricsheep.org/release_notes.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420160/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23893