CVE-2005-2730

The HTTP proxy in Astaro Security Linux 6.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid request, which reveals a Proxy-authorization string in an error message.

Published: 2005-08-30 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2730 is rated Low Risk (36.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2730

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 2025-03-23 0.39% 0.31% -0.08%
2 2025-03-17 0.49% 0.39% -0.10%
3 2023-05-05 0.49%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2730

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

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2730

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2730

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

References for CVE-2005-2730

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