The LCF component (lcfd) in IBM Tivoli Management Framework Endpoint allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process exit and connection loss) by connecting to LCF and ending the connection without sending any data.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2170 is rated Moderate Risk (46.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 1.69% | 1.80% | +0.11% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 1.88% | 1.69% | -0.20% |
| 3 | 2024-12-17 | — | 1.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 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 | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-2170 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (helix-player), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2170 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | tivoli_management_framework | 4.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_management_framework:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15953 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014424 | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/entdocview.wss?uid=swg21210334 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c041127-001.txt | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14194 | Patch |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1018 |