CVE-2005-0639

Multiple vulnerabilities in xli before 1.17 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "buffer management errors" from certain image properties, some of which may be related to integer overflows in PPM files.

Published: 2005-03-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0639 is rated Moderate Risk (56.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.96%). 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.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0639

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 3.82% 1.96% -1.86%
2 2025-03-29 1.96% 3.82% +1.86%
3 2025-03-23 1.96%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0639

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-2005-0639

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0639

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-0639 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (xli, xloadimage), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0639
gentoo normal CVE-2005-0639: 1 GLSA(s) (200503-05), 2 atom(s) (media-gfx/xli, media-gfx/xloadimage); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-0639
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0639 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (xli, xloadimage), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 6, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0639

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0639

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xli xli 1.14 cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xli xli 1.15 cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xli xli 1.16 cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xli xli 1.17 cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
altlinux alt_linux 2.3 cpe:2.3:o:altlinux:alt_linux:2.3:*:compact:*:*:*:*:*
altlinux alt_linux 2.3 cpe:2.3:o:altlinux:alt_linux:2.3:*:junior:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 1.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 4.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:spa:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0639

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