Multiple buffer overflows in OpenSLP before 1.1.5 allow remote attackers to have an unknown impact via malformed SLP packets.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0769 is rated Moderate Risk (61.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.91%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2.88% | 3.91% | +1.03% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 3.91% | 2.88% | -1.03% |
| 3 | 2025-03-23 | — | 3.91% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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high | CVE-2005-0769: 1 GLSA(s) (200503-25), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/openslp); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-0769 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-0769 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openslp), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0769 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.8_a | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.8_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.9_a | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.9_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.0_.0 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.0_.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openslp | openslp | 1.2_.0 | cpe:2.3:a:openslp:openslp:1.2_.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |