CVE-2005-2841 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Firewall Authentication Proxy for FTP and/or Telnet Sessions for Cisco IOS 12.2ZH and 12.2ZL, 12.3 and 12.3T, and 12.4 and 12.4T allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted user authentication credentials.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 14.12% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-09-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | ios |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cisco IOS 12.x - Firewall Authentication Proxy Buffer Overflow | 2005-09-07 |
References
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050907-auth_proxy.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/236045
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1669
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5317
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050907-auth_proxy.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/236045
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1669
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5317
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