Is CVE-2005-0469 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0469 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0469?

CVE-2005-0469 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0469?

CVE-2005-0469 has an EPSS score of 8.63% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0469?

Upgrade heimdal on debian 11 to 0.6.3-10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0469

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the slc_add_reply function in various BSD-based Telnet clients, when handling LINEMODE suboptions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a reply with a large number of Set Local Character (SLC) commands.

How to fix

Remediation Available

heimdalDebian

Fixed in:0.6.3-10CVE-2005-0469

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

8.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch9

Third-Party Advisory1

kb.cert.org

Other references10

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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.