CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4582

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Electric Sheep 2.6.3 does not require authentication or integrity checks between server and client, allowing remote attackers to download and display arbitrary MPEG files via DNS spoofing, command-line URL, or configuration file URL. The description notes similar attack vectors apply to web browsers, questioning its specificity.

Risk Assessment

The organization is exposed to unauthorized multimedia content display, potentially leading to security policy violations, information leakage, or social engineering attacks.

Recommendation

Update Electric Sheep to the latest version, implement authentication and integrity checks, and restrict trust to unverified servers.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Electric Sheep 2.6.3 does not require authentication or integrity checks from the server to the client, which allows remote attackers to download and display arbitrary MPEG movie files via (1) DNS spoofing, (2) a URL on the command line, or (3) a URL in the configuration file. NOTE: the same attack vectors apply to common web browsers that are able to communicate with untrusted web servers, and other problems related to DNS design issues. Therefore this may not be a specific vulnerability. However, a client would reasonably expect to receive content only from the server.

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