CVE-2005-0162

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_internal_addresses function in the pluto application for Openswan 1.x before 1.0.9, and Openswan 2.x before 2.3.0, when compiled with XAUTH and PAM enabled, allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-01-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2005-0162 is rated Moderate Risk (61.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.30%). EPSS rose +2.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0162

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 2025-03-30 1.95% 4.30% +2.34%
2 2025-03-29 4.30% 1.95% -2.34%
3 2025-03-17 — 4.30% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0162

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0162

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0162

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0162 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openswan), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0162

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0162

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openswan openswan <= 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0162

cvelogic Threat Intelligence