MEDIUM
Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long user name in the USER command
Published Oct 20, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long user name in the USER command.
Affected products
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.51% 0.00509
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00509
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 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 41.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 39.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 26.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 36.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 34.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 32.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0299.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15925/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-23/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015048 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972340.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972433.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972438.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/19916 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15080 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22727 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0299.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15925/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-23/advisory/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015048 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972340.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972433.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972438.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/19916 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15080 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22727 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 20, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 5, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2469
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a