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.
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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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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 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1012893 | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=181&type=vulnerabilities | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12265 |