CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1857

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A format string vulnerability in simpleproxy before version 3.4 allows remote malicious HTTP proxies to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a reply.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can take control of the system by executing arbitrary code, leading to full compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update simpleproxy to version 3.4 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in simpleproxy before 3.4 allows remote malicious HTTP proxies to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a reply.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS