Is CVE-2005-0824 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0824 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0824?

CVE-2005-0824 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0824?

CVE-2005-0824 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (28th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0824?

Upgrade mathopd to 1.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0824

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

mathopdNVD

Affected:< 1.5Fixed in:1.5CVE-2005-0824derived from NVD

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

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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.