CVE-2005-2962

The post-installation script for ntlmaps before 0.9.9 sets world-readable permissions for the configuration file, which allows local users to obtain the username and password.

Published: 2005-09-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2962 is rated Low Risk (18.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2962

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 0.05% 0.36% +0.31%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2962

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2962

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2962

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2962 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ntlmaps), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2962

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2962

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ntlmaps ntlmaps <= 0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:ntlmaps:ntlmaps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2962

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