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TI-2005-02491 Aliases CVE-2005-2627GHSA-gxxq-vc4r-96g2

Multiple integer underflows in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allow remote attackers to execute…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

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 integer underflows in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frame dissection, which leads to heap-based buffer overflows.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04733 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.5VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.6VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0aVulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-02_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004-02_r1VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-04_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004-04_r1VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-04_r1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004-04_r1aVulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-10_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2004-10_r1VulnerableKismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.6 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0a Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-02_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004-02_r1 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-04_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004-04_r1 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-04_r1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004-04_r1a Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-10_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004-10_r1 Vulnerable ·Kismet
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-01_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005-01_r1VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-04_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005-04_r1VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-06_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005-06_r1VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_bsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005-07_bsdVulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005-07_r1VulnerableKismet
cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_r1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005-07_r1aVulnerableKismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-01_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005-01_r1 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-04_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005-04_r1 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-06_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005-06_r1 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_bsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005-07_bsd Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005-07_r1 Vulnerable ·Kismet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_r1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005-07_r1a Vulnerable ·Kismet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2627
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxxq-vc4r-96g2

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2005-02490 Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00877 SayText function in Kismet 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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