CVE-2005-4270
Buffer overflow in Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.609 and 5.0.134 allows remote web servers to execute...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4270- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4270- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4265 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4265- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jrp-h5gv-236v No score
Buffer overflow in Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.609 and 5.0.134 allows remote web servers to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9jrp-h5gv-236v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Watchfire AppScan QA 5.0.x - Remote Code Execution | 2005-12-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4270 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Watchfire Appscan Qa, published December 15, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.49%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/15873
secunia.com/advisories/18013
cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC_Security_Advisory_AppScanQA_RemoteCodeExec.pdf
securitytracker.com/id?1015362
securityreason.com/securityalert/260
vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2933
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4270
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9jrp-h5gv-236v