// For flags

CVE-2005-4270

Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.x - Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.609 and 5.0.134 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP 401 response with a WWW-Authenticate header containing a long Realm field.

Desbordamiento de búfer en Wathfire AppScan QA 5.0.609 y 5.0.134 permite a servidores web remotos ejecutar código de su elección mediante una respuesta HTTP 401 con una cabecera WWW-Authenthicate conteniendo un campo Realm largo.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-12-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-12-15 CVE Published
  • 2005-12-15 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-25 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Watchfire
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Appscan Qa
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5.0.134
Search vendor "Watchfire" for product "Appscan Qa" and version "5.0.134"
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Affected
Watchfire
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Appscan Qa
Search vendor "Watchfire" for product "Appscan Qa"
5.0.609
Search vendor "Watchfire" for product "Appscan Qa" and version "5.0.609"
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Affected