CVE-2005-0223

The Software Development Kit (SDK) and Run Time Environment (RTE) 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 for Tru64 UNIX allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Java Virtual Machine hang) via object deserialization.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0223 is rated Moderate Risk (42.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0223

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 0.57% 0.55% -0.02%
2 2025-03-29 0.53% 0.57% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 0.53%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0223

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-2005-0223

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0223

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun rte 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:rte:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun rte 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:rte:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sdk 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0223

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