CVE-2005-2370

Multiple "memory alignment errors" in libgadu, as used in ekg before 1.6rc2, Gaim before 1.5.0, and other packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bus error) on certain architectures such as SPARC via an incoming message.

Published: 2005-07-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2370 is rated Moderate Risk (48.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2370

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 1.93% 2.32% +0.40%
2 2025-03-30 2.40% 1.93% -0.47%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.40% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2370

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:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2370

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2370

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2370
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2370 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (centericq, centerim, ekg, gaim), 16 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 9, needs-triage 4, DNE 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2370

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2370

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rob_flynn gaim <= 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:rob_flynn:gaim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2370

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