CVE-2005-0074

Buffer overflow in pcdsvgaview in xpcd 2.08 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-02-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0074 is rated Moderate Risk (42.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0074

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 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.49% +0.44%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0074

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-2005-0074

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0074

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0074 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xpcd), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0074

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0074

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xpcd xpcd 2.08 cpe:2.3:a:xpcd:xpcd:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0074

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