CVE-2005-0111

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the websql CGI program in MySQL MaxDB 7.5.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password parameter.

Published: 2005-01-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0111 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.84%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0111

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0111

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 4.96% 3.84% -1.12%
2 2025-03-30 7.20% 4.96% -2.23%
3 2025-03-29 7.20%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0111

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0111

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0111

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0111 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-2005-0111

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0111

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

References for CVE-2005-0111

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