Multiple TCP implementations with Protection Against Wrapped Sequence Numbers (PAWS) with the timestamps option enabled allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection loss) via a spoofed packet with a large timer value, which causes the host to discard later packets because they appear to be too old.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0356 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 81.53%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-05-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | 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 | 2025-12-28 | 86.02% | 81.53% | -4.49% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 81.53% | 86.02% | +4.49% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 81.53% | — |
Full EPSS history (20 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
|
— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0356 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2005-0356 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kfreebsd-5), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0356 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | agent_desktop | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:agent_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | e-mail_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:e-mail_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | emergency_responder | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:emergency_responder:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | intelligent_contact_manager | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intelligent_contact_manager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | interactive_voice_response | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:interactive_voice_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | ip_contact_center_enterprise | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_contact_center_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | ip_contact_center_express | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ip_contact_center_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | meetingplace | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:meetingplace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | personal_assistant | 1.3\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:personal_assistant:1.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | personal_assistant | 1.3\(2\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:personal_assistant:1.3\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | personal_assistant | 1.3\(3\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:personal_assistant:1.3\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | personal_assistant | 1.3\(4\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:personal_assistant:1.3\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | personal_assistant | 1.4\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:personal_assistant:1.4\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | personal_assistant | 1.4\(2\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:personal_assistant:1.4\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | remote_monitoring_suite_option | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:remote_monitoring_suite_option:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.0:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.1:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.3:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.3.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.3.5.1:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.3.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.3.6.1:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.4:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.5:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.2:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.3:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.6.4:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 2.42 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:2.42:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0.1:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.0.3:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.1.1:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2:*:windows_server:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.2\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.2\(1.20\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(1.20\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.2\(2\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.2\(3\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.3\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 3.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_access_control_server:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | support_tools | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:support_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | web_collaboration_option | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_collaboration_option:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hitachi | alaxala | ax | cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:alaxala:ax:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 3.1\(2\) | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:3.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 3.1\(3a\) | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:3.1\(3a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 3.2 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 3.3 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 3.3\(3\) | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:3.3\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | call_manager | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:call_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 2.4 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 2.46 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:2.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 3.2 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 3.3 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | unity_server | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unity_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | mgx_8230 | 1.2.10 | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mgx_8230:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | mgx_8230 | 1.2.11 | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mgx_8230:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | mgx_8250 | 1.2.10 | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mgx_8250:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | mgx_8250 | 1.2.11 | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mgx_8250:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | ciscoworks_access_control_list_manager | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_access_control_list_manager:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | ciscoworks_access_control_list_manager | 1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_access_control_list_manager:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | ciscoworks_common_management_foundation | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_common_management_foundation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | ciscoworks_common_management_foundation | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_common_management_foundation:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | ciscoworks_common_management_foundation | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_common_management_foundation:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | ciscoworks_common_services | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_common_services:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |