CVE-2005-3118

Mason before 1.0.0 does not install the init script after the user uses Mason to configure a firewall, which causes the system to run without a firewall after a reboot.

Published: 2005-10-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3118 is rated Moderate Risk (54.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.39%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3118

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 0.60% 1.39% +0.79%
2 2025-03-30 0.67% 0.60% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.67% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3118

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-2005-3118

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3118

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-3118 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mason), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3118
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3118 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mason), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3118

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3118

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
william_stearns mason 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:william_stearns:mason:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3118

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