Buffer overflow in the HTTP redirection capability in conn.c for Axel before 1.0b may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0390 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.10%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 4.59% | 4.10% | -0.48% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 4.10% | 4.59% | +0.48% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 4.10% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2005-0390 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (axel), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0390 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-0390 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (axel), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0390 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14831 | Patch |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-09.xml | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-706 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes%40lists.debian.org/msg118978.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13059 | Patch |