CVE-2005-3033

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in vxWeb 1.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request.

Published: 2005-09-22 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3033 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.06%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-3033

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3033

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 2.02% 3.06% +1.04%
2 2025-03-30 3.01% 2.02% -1.00%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.01% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3033

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-2005-3033

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3033

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cambridge_computer_corporation vxweb 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:cambridge_computer_corporation:vxweb:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3033

URL Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014910 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.airscanner.com/security/05081101_vxweb.htm Exploit Vendor Advisory
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