CVE-2005-3779
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—
Unspecified vulnerability in xterm for HP-UX 11.00, 11.11, and 11.23 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 7.2
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.49%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 40
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113200458417719&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17545/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015197
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15412
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2414
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23161
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1461
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A598
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113200458417719&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17545/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015197
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15412
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2414
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23161
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1461
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A598
Raw JSON (NVD)
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