Stack-based buffer overflow in the ntlm_output function in http-ntlm.c for (1) wget 1.10, (2) curl 7.13.2, and (3) libcurl 7.13.2, and other products that use libcurl, when NTLM authentication is enabled, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a long NTLM username.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3185 is rated Moderate Risk (60.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.85%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-05-04 | 5.12% | 4.85% | -0.27% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 12.53% | 5.12% | -7.40% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 12.53% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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medium | CVE-2005-3185 medium priority: Debian including 2 source packages (curl, wget), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3185 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2005-3185: 1 GLSA(s) (200510-19), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/curl); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-3185 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3185 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-3185 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (curl, wget), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, released 3, needs-triage 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3185 |