CVE-2005-3096

Exp

Avi Alkalay nslookup.cgi program, dated 16 June 2002, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter.

Published: 2005-09-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3096 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.81%). 1 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-2005-3096

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3096

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 2025-10-27 5.09% 3.81% -1.28%
2 2025-03-30 6.81% 5.09% -1.73%
3 2025-03-29 — 6.81% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3096

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-2005-3096

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3096

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
avi_alkalay nslookup.cgi — cpe:2.3:a:avi_alkalay:nslookup.cgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3096

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