CVE-2005-0581

License Software vulnerability

CVSS

4.6

EPSS

46.3%

EPSS pct

99th

Exploited

No known

Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) License Client and Server 0.1.0.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) certain long fields in the Checksum item in a GCR request, (2) a long IP address, hostname, or netmask values in a GCR request, (3) a long last parameter in a GETCONFIG packet, or (4) long values in a request with an invalid format.

Affected vendor

Broadcom

Affected product

License Software

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published

2005-05-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 46.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-0581

Confirm whether Broadcom License Software is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-0581.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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