CVE-2005-2842

Exp

Buffer overflow in dwrcs.exe in DameWare Mini Remote Control before 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the username.

Published: 2005-09-08 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2842 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 64.20%, 98th percentile). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +16.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2842

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
42703 exploit_db edb 2017-09-13 Exploit-DB ↗
1190 exploit_db edb 2005-08-31 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2842

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 2025-03-30 47.91% 64.20% +16.29%
2 2025-03-29 64.20% 47.91% -16.29%
3 2025-03-23 — 64.20% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2842

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-2005-2842

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2842

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dameware_development mini_remote_control_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dameware_development mini_remote_control_server 4.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dameware_development mini_remote_control_server 4.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dameware_development mini_remote_control_server 4.8 cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2842

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