CVE-2005-1274

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getIfHeader function in the WebDAV functionality in MySQL MaxDB before 7.5.00.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP unlock request and a long "If" parameter.

Published: 2005-04-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1274 is rated High Risk (72.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.20%). EPSS rose +1.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize 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-2005-1274

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 2.88% 4.20% +1.32%
2 2025-03-30 6.70% 2.88% -3.83%
3 2025-03-29 — 6.70% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1274

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1274

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1274

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1274 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (maxdb-7.5.00), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1274

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1274

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mysql maxdb <= 7.5.00.23 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql maxdb 7.5.00.25 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1274

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