Is CVE-2005-0218 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0218 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0218?

CVE-2005-0218 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0218?

CVE-2005-0218 has an EPSS score of 2.43% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0218?

Upgrade clamav on debian 11 to 0.81 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0218

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

ClamAV 0.80 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a base64 encoded image in a data: (RFC 2397) URL.

How to fix

Remediation Available

clamavDebian

Fixed in:0.81CVE-2005-0218

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

gentoo.org

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.