Is CVE-2005-4178 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-4178 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-4178?

CVE-2005-4178 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-4178?

CVE-2005-4178 has an EPSS score of 3.44% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4178?

Upgrade dropbear on debian 11 to 0.47-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-4178

MEDIUMEPSS 88th pctl

6.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.

How to fix

Remediation Available

dropbearDebian

Fixed in:0.47-1CVE-2005-4178

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

3.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory7

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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.