CVE-2005-4581
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a...
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. NOTE: because the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. NOTE: because the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2005-4581- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. NOTE: because the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2005-4581- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4576 No score
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. NOTE: because the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4576- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ghvr-mv7w-8r6f No score
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a...
Buffer overflow in Electric Sheep 2.6.3 client allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long window-id parameter. NOTE: because the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-ghvr-mv7w-8r6f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4581 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Scott Draves Electric Sheep, published December 29, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/1478.html
electricsheep.org/index.cgi?&menu=talk
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23893
securityfocus.com/archive/1/420160/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4581
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghvr-mv7w-8r6f