CVE-2005-0083

MySQL MaxDB 7.5.00 for Windows, and possibly earlier versions and other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via invalid parameters to the (1) DBMCli_String::ReallocString, (2) DBMCli_String::operator, (3) DBMCli_Buffer::ForceResize, (4) DBMCli_Wizard::InstallDatabase, (5) DBMCli_Devspaces::Complete, (6) DBMWeb_TemplateWizard::askForWriteCountStep5, or (7) DBMWeb_DBMWeb::wizardDB functions, which triggers a null dereference.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0083 is rated Moderate Risk (45/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0083

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 0.58% 1.41% +0.83%
2 2025-03-17 0.22% 0.58% +0.36%
3 2024-12-17 0.22%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0083

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0083

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0083

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mysql maxdb 7.5.00 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0083

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