CVE-2005-0020

Buffer overflow in playmidi before 2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-04-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0020 is rated Low Risk (34.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0020

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 2.17% 0.06% -2.11%
2 2022-02-04 — 2.17% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0020

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0020

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0020

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-0020 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (playmidi), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0020
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0020 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (playmidi), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0020

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0020

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
playmidi playmidi 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.13 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.15 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.16 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.17 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.19 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.20 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.21 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.22 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.23 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.24 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.25 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.25.1 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
playmidi playmidi 2.3.26 cpe:2.3:a:playmidi:playmidi:2.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0020

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