CVE-2005-3481 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2005-3481

Cisco IOS 12.0 to 12.4 might allow remote attackers to...

Vulnerability Description

Cisco 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

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

Timeline

Official Publish: November 3rd, 2005
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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