HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2005-3666

Internet Key Exchange vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Multiple unspecified format string vulnerabilities in multiple unspecified implementations of Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) have multiple unspecified attack vectors and impacts, as demonstrated by the PROTOS ISAKMP Test Suite for IKEv1. NOTE: due to the lack of information in the original sources, it is likely that this candidate will be REJECTed once it is known which implementations are actually vulnerable.
Affected vendor
Internet Key Exchange
Affected product
Internet Key Exchange
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2005-11-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-3666

  • Confirm whether Internet Key Exchange Internet Key Exchange is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-3666.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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