CVE-2005-0583

Directory traversal vulnerability in Computer Associates (CA) License Client 0.1.0.15 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in a PUTOLF request.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0583 is rated Moderate Risk (48.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.85%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0583

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 2.07% 1.85% -0.21%
2 2025-03-29 1.85% 2.07% +0.21%
3 2025-03-23 1.85%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0583

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0583

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0583

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom license_software 0.1.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:license_software:0.1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0583

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