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CVE-2005-2297· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Stack-based buffer overflow in TreeAction.do in Sybase EAServer 4.2.5 through 5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary cod

Stack-based buffer overflow in TreeAction.do in Sybase EAServer 4.2.5 through 5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a large javascript parameter.

MediumCVSS 4.6 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded

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Published
Jul 19, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
74.2% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
22 / 30 · 74.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sybaseeaserver

Affected versions

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

  • sybase easerver4.2.5
  • sybase easerver5.0
  • sybase easerver5.1
  • sybase easerver5.2

Same product

sybase: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2002-1861Sybase Enterprise Application Server 4.0, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to retrieve files in the WEB-INF directory, which
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2012-4340Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sybase EAServer before 6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via un
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2006-1829EAServer Manager in Sybase EAServer 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users, possibly guests, to obtain password credentials of arbitr
    16Monitor
  • CVE-2006-2539Sybase EAServer 5.0 for HP-UX Itanium, 5.2 for IBM AIX, HP-UX PA-RISC, Linux x86, and Sun Solaris SPARC, and 5.3 for Sun Solaris SPARC does
    14Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2010-06-22
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/http/sybase_easerverSybase EAServer 5.2 Remote Stack Buffer Overflowexploit2005-07-25

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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

  1. Published
  2. Metasploit+6 d
  3. First PoC+1799 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+7744 d
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.

Credits

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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