CVE-2005-3433

Buffer overflow in Mirabilis ICQ 2003a allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to enter long strings into the First Name and Last Name fields.

Published: 2005-11-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3433 is rated Moderate Risk (45.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.43%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3433

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 0.84% 1.43% +0.59%
2 2025-03-30 1.06% 0.84% -0.22%
3 2025-03-29 1.06%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3433

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3433

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3433

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mirabilis icq 2002a_build3728 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2002a_build3728:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003a_build3800 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a_build3800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3433

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