CVE-2005-0491

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long type 77 request.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0491 is rated High Exploit Risk (94.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.33%, 99th percentile). 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +13.28% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0491

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16466 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
16865 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
9930 exploit_db edb 2005-02-18 Exploit-DB ↗
828 exploit_db edb 2005-02-18 Exploit-DB ↗
102 exploit_db edb 2003-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0491

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 71.05% 84.33% +13.28%
2 2025-03-08 68.73% 71.05% +2.32%
3 2024-12-17 — 68.73% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0491

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0491

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0491

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.0_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.0_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knox_software arkeia_server_backup 5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:knox_software:arkeia_server_backup:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0491

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