Is CVE-2005-1853 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-1853 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-1853?

CVE-2005-1853 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-1853?

CVE-2005-1853 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1853?

Upgrade gopher on debian 11 to 3.0.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-1853

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

gopher.c in the Gopher client 3.0.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

How to fix

Remediation Available

gopherDebian

Fixed in:3.0.8CVE-2005-1853

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

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

debian.org

Other references1

securitytracker.com

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