critical
9.3
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other 119
Advisory Published
Rejected
Updated

CVE-2005-3481: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Nov 03 2005(Updated: )

Cisco IOS 12.0 to 12.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow in system timers. NOTE: this issue does not correspond to a specific vulnerability, rather a general weakness that only increases the feasibility of exploitation of any vulnerabilities that might exist. Such design-level weaknesses normally are not included in CVE, so perhaps this issue should be REJECTed.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xg
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yq
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xr
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xk
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.4t
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xr
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xm
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xi
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3bc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0st
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xr
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1e
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3ya
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xp
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2cz
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ya
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sxf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1yd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2fy
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0dc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zn
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xq
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xs
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xe
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xe
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xs
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ja
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xg
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zp
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3bw
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xy
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ca
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xm
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2bz
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ys
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xw
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.4mr
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xj
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2su
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xh
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xg
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ew
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xj
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2b
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1t
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1eo
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xi
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xr
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yn
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1az
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sxa
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1db
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ey
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yj
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sg
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xe
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xl
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ym
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yw
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yu
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xj
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xl
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xs
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3t
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2mb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2dd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1eu
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zh
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1yf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yv
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xl
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ax
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sxb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yo
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xw
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ev
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2t
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sv
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yt
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xh
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0t
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xw
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yl
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2za
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xn
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ye
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1yb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ez
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1eb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yg
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ex
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1dc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xu
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sbc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ex
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1yi
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yr
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2se
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0sl
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1yh
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yk
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0db
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0sz
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ec
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1cx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0w5
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xm
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yt
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sy
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xk
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xh
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zj
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xa
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xu
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0sc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2jk
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yg
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xj
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xu
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xy
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2cy
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.4
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2so
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1aa
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2tpc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xn
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ewa
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2bc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xe
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0da
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0sp
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ze
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3tpc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3ja
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xs
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yp
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.4xa
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yy
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2fx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sz
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xi
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0wc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ey
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yu
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xm
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2dx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ez
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2bx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xq
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2cx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zl
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yq
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xh
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xq
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0s
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ay
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xq
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3ys
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ea
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3b
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2eu
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yh
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2ya
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ew
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.4xb
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1da
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xv
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xa
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xg
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2zg
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1yc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sw
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xa
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3yi
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xv
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yk
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sxd
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yz
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xa
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xt
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0sx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xf
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.0xi
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1ye
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.3xk
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1xv
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yj
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2jx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2mc
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.1yj
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yx
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2sxe
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2by
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2yh
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2s
Puppet Cisco IOS=12.2xt

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2005-3481?

    CVE-2005-3481 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote code execution via heap-based buffer overflow.

  • How can I mitigate CVE-2005-3481?

    To mitigate CVE-2005-3481, it is recommended to upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Cisco IOS, such as 12.4MR or later.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2005-3481?

    CVE-2005-3481 affects various versions of Cisco IOS ranging from 12.0 to 12.4, including numerous subversions.

  • Is CVE-2005-3481 actively being exploited?

    While there have been no widespread reports of active exploitation of CVE-2005-3481, the vulnerability increases susceptibility to other vulnerabilities.

  • What are the symptoms of exploitation of CVE-2005-3481?

    Symptoms of exploitation of CVE-2005-3481 may include unexpected device reboots, unstable performance, or unauthorized access to network resources.

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