CVE-2005-3254

The CGIwrap program before 3.9 on Debian GNU/Linux uses an incorrect minimum value of 100 for a UID to determine whether it can perform a seteuid operation, which could allow attackers to execute code as other system UIDs that are greater than the minimum value, which should be 1000 on Debian systems.

Published: 2005-10-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3254 is rated Moderate Risk (64/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.75%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3254

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 2025-03-30 1.49% 0.75% -0.74%
2 2025-03-29 0.75% 1.49% +0.74%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.75% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3254

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3254

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3254

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3254 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cgiwrap), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3254

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3254

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:1.0:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:2.0:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:2.1:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:2.2:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:2.3:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:2.4:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:2.5:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:2.6:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:2.7:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.0:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.1:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.2:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.3:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.4:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.5:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.6:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.6.1:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.6.2:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.6.3:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.6.4:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.6.5:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.7 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.7:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.7.1:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.8 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.8:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.11:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.21 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.21:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.22 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.22:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.23 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.23:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*
nathan_neulinger cgiwrap 3.24 cpe:2.3:a:nathan_neulinger:cgiwrap:3.24:*:debian_gnu_linux:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3254

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