CVE-2005-4581

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23893

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420160/100/0/threaded

http://electricsheep.org/release_notes.html

http://electricsheep.org/index.cgi?&menu=talk

http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478/1.html

http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-12-29

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00089