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CVE-2005-0605

Published: Mar 4, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.5%
Top 9.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

scan.c for LibXPM may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative bitmap_unit value that leads to a buffer overflow.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
lesstiflesstif
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
propacksgiOperating Systems
x11r6x.org
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
lesstifoss-projectOSS Librariesaka lesstif
sgicommercialUSOperating Systemsaka sg i, s g i
x.orgoss-projectUSOperating Systems
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-473.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-331.html
redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-412.html
redhat.com
and 25 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 4, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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