CVE-2005-4472 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Macromedia JRun 4 web server (JWS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long request that is not properly handled during conversion to wide characters.

Published: 2005-12-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 23.7% Moderate

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:jrun:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:jrun:4.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:jrun:4.0:sp1a::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:jrun:4.0_build_61650:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.23703.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18077
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/283
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015370
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=360
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-13.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15905
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16026
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2949

History

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Subscriptions

Macromedia Jrun

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:46:05.114Z

Reserved: 2005-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4472

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-22T00:03:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-4472

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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