CVE-2005-1232

Buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Proxy Server (aka Sun ONE Proxy Server) 3.6 SP6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1232 is rated Moderate Risk (61.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.40%). 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-2005-1232

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 2.77% 3.40% +0.63%
2 2025-03-30 3.09% 2.77% -0.33%
3 2025-03-29 3.09%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1232

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-2005-1232

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1232

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_web_proxy_server 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_proxy_server:3.6:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1232

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