CVE-2005-4848

Buffer overflow in the decompression algorithm in Research in Motion BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1 and earlier before 20050607 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain data packets.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4848 is rated Moderate Risk (60.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.23%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4848

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 2026-03-09 3.06% 3.23% +0.16%
2 2026-02-24 3.23% 3.06% -0.16%
3 2026-02-15 — 3.23% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4848

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-2005-4848

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4848

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rim blackberry_enterprise_server <= 4.0_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4848

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