Multiple buffer overflows in Cain & Abel before 2.67 allow remote attackers to cause a…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in Cain & Abel before 2.67 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) an IKE packet with a large ID field that is not properly handled by the PSK sniffer filter, (2) the HTTP sniffer filter, or the (3) POP3, (4) SMTP, (5) IMAP, (6) NNTP, or (7) TDS sniffer filters.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta21 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta29 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta34 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta36 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta40 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta41 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta47 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta51 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
| cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5_beta56 | Vulnerable | Oxid |
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta21 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta29 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta34 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta36 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta40 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta41 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta47 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta51 Vulnerable ·Oxid
- cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5_beta56 Vulnerable ·Oxid
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qxjh-rmr9-893r
References
More Oxid Cain And Abel vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-05145 Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-0807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qxjh-rmr9-893r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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