Is CVE-2005-1872 being actively exploited?

CVE-2005-1872 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-1872?

CVE-2005-1872 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2005-1872

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.2%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x, when the global security option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 3.2% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2005-1874)
Published: June 3, 2005
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2005-1874 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / websphere application server

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.0.2.8 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0082-2004 - archived

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111817727120752&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15598/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24009775(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/WEBSPHERE-001.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/17041(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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