7.5

CVE-2005-0764: marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0764
Published 22-03-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0764 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in marc_lehmann rxvt-unicode. EPSS estimates a 2.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-03-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in command.C for rxvt-unicode before 5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file containing long escape sequences.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.66% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • rxvt-unicode< 5.3-1
Marc_lehmann1 product
  • rxvt-unicode3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links