CVE-2005-0431

Barracuda Spam Firewall 3.1.10 and earlier does not restrict the domains that white-listed domains can send mail to, which allows members of white-listed domains to use Barracuda as an open mail relay for spam.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0431 is rated Moderate Risk (53.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.28%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0431

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 0.53% 1.28% +0.76%
2 2025-03-30 0.59% 0.53% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.59%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0431

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-2005-0431

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0431

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
barracuda_networks barracuda_spam_firewall 3.1.10 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0431

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