CVE-2005-0968

Computer Associates (CA) eTrust Intrusion Detection 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via large size values that are not properly validated before calling the CPImportKey function in the Crypto API.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0968 is rated Moderate Risk (47.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.81%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0968

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 0.66% 1.81% +1.16%
2 2025-03-23 0.61% 0.66% +0.04%
3 2025-03-17 0.61%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0968

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-2005-0968

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0968

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0968

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