CVE-2005-0942

The XP Server process (xp_server) in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) XP Server 12.x before 12.5.3 ESD#1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via malformed data sent to the XP Server TCP port.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0942 is rated Moderate Risk (48.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.03%). 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-2005-0942

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 1.42% 2.03% +0.61%
2 2025-03-23 1.25% 1.42% +0.17%
3 2025-03-19 1.25%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0942

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0942

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0942

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.03.3 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.03.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.5:*:digital_unix:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.5:*:hp:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.5:*:sun:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.5:*:win:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.5.1:*:digital_unix:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.5.1:*:hp:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.5.1:*:sun:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.5.1:*:win:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.9.2:*:digital_unix:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.9.2:*:hp:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.9.2:*:sun:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 11.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:11.9.2:*:win:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.0:*:digital_unix:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.0:*:hp:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.0:*:sun:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.0:*:win:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.0.1:*:digital_unix:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.0.1:*:hp:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.0.1:*:sun:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.0.1:*:win:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.5:*:digital_unix:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.5:*:hp:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.5:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.5:*:sgi:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.5:*:sun:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.5:*:win:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sybase adaptive_server_enterprise 12.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:sybase:adaptive_server_enterprise:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0942

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