CVE-2005-4581 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2005-4581

Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users...

Vulnerability Description

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.

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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Credits & Attribution

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References

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CVE-2005-4582
Electric Sheep 2.6.3 does not require authentication or integrity checks...
High 7.5

Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

electric sheep
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.3

Timeline

Official Publish: December 29th, 2005
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.