Unknown vulnerability in Sun ONE Application Server 6.5 SP1 Maintenance Update 6 and earlier allows attackers to read files.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1889 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 2025-03-23 | 0.30% | 0.35% | +0.05% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.40% | 0.30% | -0.10% |
| 3 | 2024-12-17 | — | 0.40% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | java_system_web_server | <= 6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_web_server | 6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101690-1 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0695 |