CVE-2005-2841 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Firewall Authentication Proxy for FTP and Telnet sessions within various Cisco IOS versions (12.2ZH, 12.2ZL, 12.3, 12.3T, 12.4, 12.4T). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted user authentication credentials. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high-severity risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-26233), indicating public exploit code availability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2zhCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2zh:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2zlCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2zl:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3tCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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