CVE-2005-0764

Buffer overflow in command.C for rxvt-unicode before 5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file containing long escape sequences.

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-2005-0764 is rated Moderate Risk (59.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.28%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0764

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 3.66% 3.28% -0.38%
2 2025-03-29 3.28% 3.66% +0.38%
3 2025-03-17 — 3.28% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0764

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-2005-0764

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0764

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-0764 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (rxvt-unicode), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0764
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0764 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (rxvt-unicode), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0764

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0764

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 3.7 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 3.8 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 3.9 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.4 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.8 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 4.9 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0764

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