CVE-2005-3183 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the HTBoundary_put_block function of W3C libwww. Remote servers can exploit this by sending a specially crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message, leading to an out-of-bounds read and a segmentation fault. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, requiring network access but no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w3c:libwww:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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