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1.7
LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-2993
HP FTP Daemon Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP Daemon (ftpd) for HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8 and other versions up to HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3, and HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, and B.11.23, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (hang).

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2005, 8:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2993 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hp hp-ux
2 Hp tru64
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the FTP Daemon for HP-UX and Tru64 UNIX, which can be resolved by installing the appropriate patch.
  • Install the appropriate vendor-supplied patch for your operating system.
  • Reboot the system after patching.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2993.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/18543 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18569 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/360
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015506
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-018.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422391/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422391/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16316 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1801 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0264 Vendor Advisory
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTU01227
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTU01227
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5709
http://secunia.com/advisories/18543 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18569 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/360
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015506
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-018.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422391/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422391/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16316 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1801 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0264 Vendor Advisory
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTU01227
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTU01227
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5709
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2993 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2993 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2993 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2993 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18543
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18569
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/360
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015506
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-018.htm
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422391/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422391/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16316
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1801
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0264
    Added Reference http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTU01227
    Added Reference http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTU01227
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5709
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/422391/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422391/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5709 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5709 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 1.7
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.03%

score

0.39760

percentile