security flaw
Published Jan 29, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.99%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in less in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, as demonstrated using the UTF-8 locale.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
less-0:378-12
Fixed · RHSA-2005:068
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | less-0:378-12 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:068 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02992) | 86.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02992) | 85.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00907) | 74.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00526) | 77.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 76.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 74.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 76.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 83.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 81.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 63.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0086 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2404 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=145527 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617448 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19131 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0086
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11027 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0086
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-068.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0086 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2404 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=145527 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617448 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19131 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0086 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11027 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0086 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.