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CVE-2005-1738

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1738 is a critical format string vulnerability in the logPrintBadfile function of Iron Bars SHell (ibsh) versions prior to 0.3d. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to access files outside the home directory and potentially execute arbitrary code by manipulating inputs to a syslog call. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.3aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:iron_bars_shell:iron_bars_shell:0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:iron_bars_shell:iron_bars_shell:0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3cCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:iron_bars_shell:iron_bars_shell:0.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0260 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/15473
Vendor Advisory
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/13720
Patch