Vulnerability in Broadcom License Software
CVE-2005-0581
Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) License Client and Server 0.1.0.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) certain long fields in the Checksum item in a GCR request, (2) a long IP address, hostname, or netmask values in a GCR request, (3) a long last parameter in a GETCONFIG packet, or (4) long values in a request with an invalid format.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.463 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.463 · newest: 0.463 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Broadcom License Software — versions 0.1.0.15
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/security_notice.asp (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0581?
- CVE-2005-0581 is a vulnerability in Broadcom License Software. Published 2005-05-02.
- Is CVE-2005-0581 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.