CVE-2005-3481 describes a potential heap-based buffer overflow in Cisco IOS versions 12.0 to 12.4, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network-based attack vector and medium attack complexity. Despite its severity, this CVE is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, has no known public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage. The original CVE description also notes that it represents a general weakness rather than a specific vulnerability, suggesting it may not be directly exploitable on its own.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0daCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0da:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0dbCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0db:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0dcCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0sCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.