CVE-2005-2369

Multiple integer signedness errors in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2 and other packages, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-07-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2369 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.96%). 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.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2369

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 2025-03-30 2.90% 1.96% -0.94%
2 2025-03-29 1.96% 2.90% +0.94%
3 2025-03-17 1.96%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2369

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2369

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2369

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2369
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2369 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (centericq, centerim, ekg), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 6, DNE 3, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2369

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2369

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ekg ekg 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.6_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:1.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ekg ekg 2005-04-11 cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:2005-04-11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ekg ekg 2005-06-05 cpe:2.3:a:ekg:ekg:2005-06-05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2369

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