geneweb 4.10 and earlier does not properly check file permissions and content during conversion, which allows attackers to modify arbitrary files.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0391 is rated Low Risk (36.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.13% | 0.26% | +0.13% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 0.89% | 0.13% | -0.76% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 0.89% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2005-0391 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (geneweb), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0391 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2005-0391 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (geneweb), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0391 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| daniel_de_rauglaudre | geneweb | <= 4.10 | cpe:2.3:a:daniel_de_rauglaudre:geneweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-712 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20176 |