The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0087 is rated Low Risk (25.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.08% | +0.03% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 2.17% | 0.04% | -2.13% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 2.17% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2005-0087 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (alsa-lib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0087 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0087 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-0087 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (alsa-lib), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0087 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| alsa-project | alsa-lib | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:alsa-project:alsa-lib:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-033.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10355 | Third Party Advisory |