HIGH
Buffer overflow in dwrcs.exe in DameWare Mini Remote Control before 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the username
Published Sep 8, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.12%
Description
Buffer overflow in dwrcs.exe in DameWare Mini Remote Control before 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the username.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.0
- 4.1.0.0
- 4.2.0.0
- 4.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
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.
21.12% 0.21123
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.21123
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.12% (0.21123) | 97.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.12% (0.21123) | 97.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 64.20% (0.64197) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 47.91% (0.47905) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 64.20% (0.64197) | 98.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 62.53% (0.62528) | 98.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 57.22% (0.57222) | 97.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 69.12% (0.69124) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 15, 2024 | 74.48% (0.74476) | 98.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 86.16% (0.86159) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2023 | 87.71% (0.87709) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 89.82% (0.89820) | 98.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 20.10% (0.20096) | 96.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 20.10% (0.20096) | 96.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.10% (0.20096) | 93.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/1074.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16655 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014830 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.jpno5.com/Releases/Public/Exploits/Dameware%20Mini%20Remote%20Control%20Exploit/dameware.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/170905 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14707 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1596 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42703/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/1074.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16655 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014830 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.jpno5.com/Releases/Public/Exploits/Dameware%20Mini%20Remote%20Control%20Exploit/dameware.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/170905 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14707 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1596 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42703/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 8, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 8, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2842
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a