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CVE-2005-2797

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2797 describes a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 4.2, including OpenSSH 4.0, where improper handling of dynamic port forwarding without a specified listen address can inadvertently enable the GatewayPorts functionality. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity issue with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a potential impact on integrity, allowing an attacker to potentially bypass intended network restrictions. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0220 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-2797

CVE-2005-2797

References

ftp.sco.com / pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.11/SCOSA-2006.11.txt
ftp.sco.com / pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.53/SCOSA-2005.53.txt
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/16686
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/18010
secunia.com / advisories/18661
secunia.com / advisories/19243
securitytracker.com / id
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-033.htm
mindrot.org / pipermail/openssh-unix-announce/2005-September/000083.html
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 19142
securityfocus.com / bid/14727