CVE-2005-3985

The Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) implementation in Astaro Security Linux before 6.102 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IKE packets, as demonstrated by the PROTOS ISAKMP Test Suite for IKEv1. NOTE: due to the lack of details in the advisory, it is unclear which of CVE-2005-3666, CVE-2005-3667, and/or CVE-2005-3668 this issue applies to.

Published: 2005-12-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3985 is rated Moderate Risk (61.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.84%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3985

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 2.55% 2.84% +0.29%
2 2025-03-29 2.84% 2.55% -0.29%
3 2025-03-25 2.84%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3985

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3985

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3985

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
astaro security_linux 6.001 cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:6.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
astaro security_linux 6.002 cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:6.002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
astaro security_linux 6.101 cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:6.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3985

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