CVE-2005-2173

The Flag::validate and Flag::modify functions in Bugzilla 2.17.1 to 2.18.1 and 2.19.1 to 2.19.3 do not verify that the flag ID is appropriate for the given bug or attachment ID, which allows users to change flags on arbitrary bugs and obtain a bug summary via process_bug.cgi.

Published: 2005-07-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2173 is rated Moderate Risk (40.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.93%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2173

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 0.38% 0.93% +0.54%
2 2025-03-17 0.10% 0.38% +0.28%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2173

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2173

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2173

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2173 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2173

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2173

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2173

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