CVE-2005-1471
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHeap-based buffer overflow in RSA SecurID Web Agent 5, 5.2, and 5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted chunked-encoding data.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceHeap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in RSA SecurID Web Agent versions 5, 5.2, and 5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted HTTP chunked-encoding data. The overflow occurs in heap memory, enabling attackers to potentially overwrite memory and inject malicious code.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5= 5.2= 5.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm RSA SecurID Web Agent is installedLocate RSA SecurID Web Agent software on the system - check program files directories, installed programs list, or run system inventory tools to find the agent binary and associated filesAffected if RSA SecurID Web Agent software is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionDetermine the exact version of the RSA SecurID Web Agent by checking the software properties, version information in binary metadata, or configuration files that may contain version stringsAffected if Installed version is 5, 5.2, or 5.3
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Verify HTTP processing is enabledCheck the RSA SecurID Web Agent configuration to determine if it is configured to handle HTTP requests - look for HTTP listener settings, web server integration modules, or agent service parameters related to web request processingAffected if The Web Agent is configured to process HTTP requests
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Check network exposure of the web agentReview network configuration, firewall rules, and web server bindings to determine if the RSA SecurID Web Agent HTTP interface is accessible from network locationsAffected if The HTTP interface is exposed to remote network access
The environment is affected if RSA SecurID Web Agent versions 5, 5.2, or 5.3 is installed with HTTP processing enabled and accessible to network requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-provided patches for RSA SecurID Web Agent or upgrade to a patched version. If patches are unavailable due to age, consider network segmentation or disabling the affected component until remediation is possible.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2005-1471 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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