CVE-2005-2657

Unknown vulnerability in common-lisp-controller 4.18 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by compiling arbitrary code in the cache directory, which is executed by another user if the user has not run Common Lisp before.

Published: 2005-09-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2657 is rated Low Risk (28.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2657

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 0.07% 0.36% +0.29%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2657

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2657

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2657

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2657 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (common-lisp-controller), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2657

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2657

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
common-lisp-controller common-lisp-controller 4.18 cpe:2.3:a:common-lisp-controller:common-lisp-controller:4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2657

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