CVE-2005-4582 describes a vulnerability in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 where the client lacks authentication and integrity checks for server-provided content. This allows remote attackers to force the client to download and display arbitrary MPEG movie files through DNS spoofing, command-line URLs, or configuration file URLs. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scott_draves:electric_sheep:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.