Is CVE-2005-2008 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2008 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2008?

CVE-2005-2008 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2008?

CVE-2005-2008 has an EPSS score of 1.46% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2008?

Upgrade yaws on debian 11 to 1.56-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2008

MEDIUMEPSS 70th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Yaws Webserver 1.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for yaws scripts via a request to a yaw script with a trailing %00 (null).

How to fix

Remediation Available

yawsDebian

Fixed in:1.56-1CVE-2005-2008

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

1.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

osvdb.org

Other references1

marc.info

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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.