Is CVE-2005-4797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-4797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-4797?

CVE-2005-4797 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-4797?

CVE-2005-4797 has an EPSS score of 29.18% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-4797

MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in printd line printer daemon (lpd) in Solaris 7 through 10 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an "Unlink data file" command.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

29.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/solaris_lpd_unlink.pm
http://secunia.com/advisories/16367
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014635
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101842-1
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-280.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/18650
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14510
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1342
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21773

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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.