CVE-2005-1391

Exp

Buffer overflow in the add_port function in APSIS Pound 1.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Host HTTP header.

Published: 2005-05-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1391 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.07%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-1391

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1391

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 7.76% 6.07% -1.69%
2 2025-03-30 7.53% 7.76% +0.23%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.53% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1391

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-2005-1391

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1391

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-1391 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (pound), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1391
gentoo high CVE-2005-1391: 1 GLSA(s) (200504-29), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/pound); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-1391
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1391/
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1391 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (pound), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1391

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1391

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apsis pound 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:apsis:pound:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1391

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