CVE-2005-4472

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Macromedia JRun 4 web server (JWS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long request that is not properly handled during conversion to wide characters.

Published: 2005-12-22 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4472 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.89%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4472

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 23.70% 3.89% -19.81%
2 2025-03-30 18.72% 23.70% +4.98%
3 2025-03-29 — 18.72% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4472

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-2005-4472

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4472

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
macromedia jrun 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:jrun:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia jrun 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:jrun:4.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia jrun 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:jrun:4.0:sp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia jrun 4.0_build_61650 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:jrun:4.0_build_61650:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4472

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