Is CVE-2005-0373 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0373 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0373?

CVE-2005-0373 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0373?

CVE-2005-0373 has an EPSS score of 3.92% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0373?

Upgrade cyrus-sasl2 on debian 11 to 2.1.19.dfsg1-0sarge2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0373

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in digestmd5.c CVS release 1.170 (also referred to as digestmda5.c), as used in the DIGEST-MD5 SASL plugin for Cyrus-SASL but not in any official releases, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cyrus-sasl2Debian

Fixed in:2.1.19.dfsg1-0sarge2CVE-2005-0373

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

3.92%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Vendor Advisory2

Other references2

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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.