CVE-2005-2729

Exp

The HTTP proxy in Astaro Security Linux 6.0 does not properly filter HTTP CONNECT requests to localhost, which allows remote attackers to bypass firewall rules and connect to local services.

Published: 2005-08-30 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2729 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2729

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
26198 exploit_db edb 2005-08-25 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2729

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 2026-02-09 4.20% 1.95% -2.25%
2 2025-03-30 7.25% 4.20% -3.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.25% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2729

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-2005-2729

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2729

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
astaro security_linux 6.001 cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:6.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2729

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