CVE-2005-0188 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the SetBaseURL function in AtHoc toolbar allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URL that is recorded in the debug log.

Published: 2005-02-06

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:athoc:athoc_toolbar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0189	Format string vulnerability in the SetBaseURL function in AtHoc toolbar allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URL that is recorded in the debug log.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02313.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109710974324742&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616363415176&w=2
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/athoc-01full.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11341
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17628

History

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Subscriptions

Athoc Athoc Toolbar

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-06T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:05:25.449Z

Reserved: 2005-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0188

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-10-06T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-0188

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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