CVE-2005-0665

Format string vulnerability in xv before 3.10a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a filename.

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-2005-0665 is rated Moderate Risk (48.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.74%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0665

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 1.92% 1.74% -0.18%
2 2025-03-29 1.74% 1.92% +0.18%
3 2025-03-23 — 1.74% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0665

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0665

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0665

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2005-0665: 1 GLSA(s) (200503-09), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/xv); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-0665

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0665

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
john_bradley xv 3.10a cpe:2.3:a:john_bradley:xv:3.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0665

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