CVE-2005-0357

EMC Legato NetWorker, Sun Solstice Backup 6.0 and 6.1, and StorEdge Enterprise Backup 7.0 through 7.2 rely on AUTH_UNIX authentication, which relies on user ID for authentication and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by spoofing a username or UID.

Published: 2005-08-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0357 is rated Moderate Risk (56.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.50%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0357

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 17.71% 4.50% -13.22%
2 2025-03-30 15.50% 17.71% +2.21%
3 2025-03-29 — 15.50% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0357

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-2005-0357

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0357

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc legato_networker 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:legato_networker:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc legato_networker 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:legato_networker:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc legato_networker 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:legato_networker:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc legato_networker 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:legato_networker:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc legato_networker 7.13 cpe:2.3:a:emc:legato_networker:7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun solstice_backup 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_backup:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun solstice_backup 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_backup:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun storedge_enterprise_backup_software 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:storedge_enterprise_backup_software:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun storedge_enterprise_backup_software 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:storedge_enterprise_backup_software:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun storedge_enterprise_backup_software 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:storedge_enterprise_backup_software:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0357

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