CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4270

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.609 and 5.0.134 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP 401 response with a WWW-Authenticate header containing a long Realm field.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary code on a workstation with the vulnerable software installed, leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Update Watchfire AppScan QA to the latest version or apply a security patch from the vendor. If no update is available, restrict access to the tool and monitor network traffic for suspicious HTTP 401 responses.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.609 and 5.0.134 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP 401 response with a WWW-Authenticate header containing a long Realm field.

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