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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in W3C libwww (unknown version). This vulnerability affects the function htboundary_put_block of the file htbound.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

The bug was discovered 10/13/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/12/2005 as Bug 159597 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3183 since 10/12/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20762 (Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : w3c-libwww vulnerability (USN-220-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22745) and Tenable (20762).

Productinfo

Vendor

• W3C

Name

• libwww

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 20762
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : w3c-libwww vulnerability (USN-220-1)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 159597
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-3183 (🔍)
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X-Force: 22745
Vulnerability Center: 15017 - W3C Libwww HTBoundary_put_block Function Remote Denial of Service via a MIME Message, Medium
SecurityFocus: 15035 - W3C Libwww Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17119
OSVDB: 19952 - CVE-2005-3183 - W3C - Libwww - Denial of Service Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/18/2019 16:58
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (73), 07/18/2019 16:58 (5)
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