Buffer overflow in Firewall Authentication Proxy for FTP and/or Telnet Sessions for Cisco…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · 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
Buffer overflow in Firewall Authentication Proxy for FTP and/or Telnet Sessions for Cisco IOS 12.2ZH and 12.2ZL, 12.3 and 12.3T, and 12.4 and 12.4T allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted user authentication credentials.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.14121 96th 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
| 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2zh:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2zh | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2zl:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2zl | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3t | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.4t | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2zh:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2zh Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2zl:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2zl Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3t Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4t Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2841
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gw7g-cgfh-x45p
References
More Cisco Ios vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00138 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09019 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04499 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-2841 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2841 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gw7g-cgfh-x45p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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