CVE-2005-2848

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in img.pl in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter.

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-2005-2848 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.80%, 97th percentile). 3 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-2005-2848

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1236 exploit_db edb 2005-09-27 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2848

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 2026-03-18 45.64% 41.80% -3.84%
2 2025-12-06 44.97% 45.64% +0.67%
3 2025-03-30 — 44.97% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2848

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-2005-2848

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2848

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
barracuda_networks barracuda_spam_firewall 3.1.16 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:3.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
barracuda_networks barracuda_spam_firewall 3.1.17 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:3.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2848

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