CVE-2005-2136

Exp

Raritan Dominion SX (DSX) Console Servers DSX16, DSX32, DSX4, DSX8, and DSXA-48 set (1) world-readable permissions for /etc/shadow and (2) world-writable permissions for /bin/busybox, which allows local users to obtain hashed passwords or execute arbitrary code as other users.

Published: 2005-07-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2136 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). 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-2005-2136

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2136

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 2026-04-26 0.15% 0.09% -0.06%
2 2025-03-30 0.14% 0.15% +0.01%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.14% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2136

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2136

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2136

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
raritan dominion_sx4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:raritan:dominion_sx4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
raritan dominion_sx8_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:raritan:dominion_sx8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
raritan dominion_sx16_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:raritan:dominion_sx16_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
raritan dominion_sx32_firmware 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:o:raritan:dominion_sx32_firmware:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
raritan dominion_sxa-48_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:raritan:dominion_sxa-48_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2136

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Jun/0251.html Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15853 Not Applicable Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14084 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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