CVE-2005-2627

Multiple integer underflows in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frame dissection, which leads to heap-based buffer overflows.

Published: 2005-08-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2627 is rated Moderate Risk (60.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.73%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2627

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 5.67% 4.73% -0.94%
2 2025-03-30 5.50% 5.67% +0.17%
3 2025-03-29 — 5.50% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2627

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-2005-2627

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2627

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2005-2627: 1 GLSA(s) (200508-10), 1 atom(s) (net-wireless/kismet); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-2627
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2627 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kismet), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2627

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2627

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kismet kismet 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2.8.0a cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2004-02_r1 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-02_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2004-04_r1 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-04_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2004-04_r1a cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-04_r1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2004-10_r1 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2004-10_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2005-01_r1 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-01_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2005-04_r1 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-04_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2005-06_r1 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-06_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2005-07_bsd cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_bsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2005-07_r1 cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismet kismet 2005-07_r1a cpe:2.3:a:kismet:kismet:2005-07_r1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2627

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