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CVE-2005-4581
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. NOTE: because…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.47%
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Description
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. NOTE: because the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://electricsheep.org/index.cgi?&menu=talk (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- electric-sheep-windowid-bo(23893) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478/1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20051223 Electric Sheep window-id stack overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://electricsheep.org/release_notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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