frox 0.7.16 and 0.7.17 does not properly parse certain Deny ACLs, which might allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions and access blocked hosts.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2808 is rated Moderate Risk (56.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2024-09-17 | 0.36% | 0.46% | +0.11% |
| 2 | 2024-05-24 | 0.26% | 0.36% | +0.09% |
| 3 | 2024-04-25 | — | 0.26% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-2808 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (frox), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2808 |