Certain contributed scripts for ekg Gadu Gadu client 1.5 and earlier create temporary files insecurely, with unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1916.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1850 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.51%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 0.45% | 1.51% | +1.06% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.77% | 0.45% | -0.32% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.77% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-1850 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ekg), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1850 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekg | ekg | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.0_rc2 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.0_rc3 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.1_rc1 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.1_rc2 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.5_rc1 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ekg | ekg | 1.5_rc2 | cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.5_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-760 | Patch Vendor Advisory |