MySQL MaxDB 7.5.0.0, and other versions before 7.5.0.21, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request with invalid headers.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0081 is rated Moderate Risk (45.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.52%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 0.66% | 1.52% | +0.87% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.16% | 0.66% | +0.49% |
| 3 | 2024-03-15 | — | 0.16% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-0081 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (maxdb-7.5.00), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0081 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00.08 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00.11 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00.12 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00.14 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00.15 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00.16 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00.18 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mysql | maxdb | 7.5.00.19 | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=187&type=vulnerabilities | Patch Vendor Advisory |