CVE-2005-1857 describes a format string vulnerability in simpleproxy versions prior to 3.4, allowing remote malicious HTTP proxies to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Furthermore, the vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simpleproxy:simpleproxy:2.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simpleproxy:simpleproxy:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simpleproxy:simpleproxy:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simpleproxy:simpleproxy:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.