VDB-27512 · CVE-2005-4261 · BID 15799

Positive Software CP+ up to 2.5.4 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Positive Software CP+ up to 2.5.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-4261. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Positive Software CP+ up to 2.5.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Positive Software Corporation CP+ (cpplus) before 2.5.5 allows attackers to has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "a possible security flaw caused by a bug in Perl." NOTE: unless CP+ includes its own copy of Perl with CVE-2005-3962, this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3962; however, there is insufficient information to be sure.

The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4261 since 12/15/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 15799†) and Secunia (SA17975†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CP+ 2.5.5

Timelineinfo

12/12/2005 🔍
12/12/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2005 +3 days 🔍
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12/15/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3374 days 🔍
08/04/2017 +876 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27512
SecurityFocus: 15799 - Positive Software Corporation CP+ Unspecified Perl Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 17975 - CP+ Unspecified Perl Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2005-2828

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 08/04/2017 08:38
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (49), 08/04/2017 08:38 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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