CVE-2005-2958

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the GNOME Data Access library for GNOME2 (libgda2) 1.2.1 and earlier allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-10-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2958 is rated Moderate Risk (62.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.61%). EPSS rose +1.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2958

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 2026-06-15 1.68% 3.61% +1.93%
2 2025-03-30 1.96% 1.68% -0.28%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.96% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2958

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-2005-2958

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2958

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2005-2958: 1 GLSA(s) (200511-01), 1 atom(s) (gnome-extra/libgda); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-2958
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2958 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libgda2, libgda3), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 3, released 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2958

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2958

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome libgda2 <= 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgda2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2958

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