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CVE-2005-2847

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2847 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability in the img.pl script of Barracuda Spam Firewall firmware versions 3.1.16 and 3.1.17. Attackers can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'f' parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network-based attacks, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, suggesting a high likelihood of exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:3.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:3.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
53.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Barracuda IMG.PL Remote Command Execution · Sep 1, 2005
ExploitDB: EDB-16893 · Apr 30, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5337 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 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, 0.1 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

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/16683
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/14712
ExploitPatch
securitytracker.com / alerts/2005/Sep/1014837.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
securiweb.net / wiki/Ressources/AvisDeSecurite/2005.1
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory