Is CVE-2005-2977 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2977 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2977?

CVE-2005-2977 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2977?

CVE-2005-2977 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2977?

Upgrade pam on debian 11 to 0.99.7.1-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2977

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force password guessing attacks via unix_chkpwd, which does not log failed guesses or delay its responses.

How to fix

Remediation Available

pamDebian

Fixed in:0.99.7.1-2CVE-2005-2977

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

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

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.