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CVE-2005-0605· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 2, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.5% · 91th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
lesstiflesstif
sgipropack
x.orgx11r6
xfree86 projectx11r6
altlinuxalt linux
mandrakesoftmandrake linux
mandrakesoftmandrake linux corporate server
redhatenterprise linux
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatfedora core
susesuse linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • altlinux alt linux2.3
  • lesstif lesstif0.93.94
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux10.0
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux10.1
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux10.2
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server2.1
  • mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server3.0
  • redhat enterprise linux3.0
  • redhat enterprise linux4.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop3.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop4.0
  • redhat fedora corecore_2.0
  • redhat fedora corecore_3.0
  • sgi propack3.0
  • suse suse linux6.1
  • suse suse linux6.2
  • suse suse linux6.3
  • suse suse linux6.4
  • suse suse linux7.0
  • suse suse linux7.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:3.0xfree86before 4.1.0-16woody64.1.0-16woody6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asopenmotifbefore 0:2.2.3-5.RHEL3.20:2.2.3-5.RHEL3.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asopenmotif-debuginfobefore 0:2.2.3-5.RHEL3.20:2.2.3-5.RHEL3.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asopenmotif-develbefore 0:2.2.3-5.RHEL3.20:2.2.3-5.RHEL3.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asopenmotif21before 0:2.1.30-9.RHEL3.60:2.1.30-9.RHEL3.6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asopenmotif21-debuginfobefore 0:2.1.30-9.RHEL3.60:2.1.30-9.RHEL3.6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86before 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-100dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-75dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-base-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-cyrillic-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-develbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-docbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-font-utilsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-ISO8859-14-100dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-ISO8859-14-75dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fontsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-libsbefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asXFree86-libs-databefore 0:4.3.0-81.EL0:4.3.0-81.EL

+72

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2004-0914Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm for 6.8.1 and earlier, as used in XFree86 and other packages, include (1) multiple integer overflows, (2)
    43Plan
  • CVE-2006-4124The libXm library in LessTif 0.95.0 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the DEBUG_FILE environment variable, which is used
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:xfree864.1.0-16woody6 · Debian:3.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-100dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-75dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-base0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-ISO8859-14-100dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-ISO8859-14-75dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-ISO8859-15-100dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-ISO8859-15-75dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-ISO8859-2-100dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-ISO8859-2-75dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-ISO8859-9-100dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:fonts-xorg-ISO8859-9-75dpi0:6.8.1.1-1.EL.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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