CVE-2005-0807

Multiple buffer overflows in Cain & Abel before 2.67 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) an IKE packet with a large ID field that is not properly handled by the PSK sniffer filter, (2) the HTTP sniffer filter, or the (3) POP3, (4) SMTP, (5) IMAP, (6) NNTP, or (7) TDS sniffer filters.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0807 is rated Moderate Risk (61.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.60%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0807

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 2026-06-15 3.24% 3.60% +0.36%
2 2025-03-30 2.47% 3.24% +0.78%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.47% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0807

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-2005-0807

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0807

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta21 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta29 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta34 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta36 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta40 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta41 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta47 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta51 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta56 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta59 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.5_beta65 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.5_beta65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 2.65 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:2.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0807

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