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CVE-2005-0158

Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from...

7.5 HighFix available

Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from eBay, or a spoofed eBay server, to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain responses.

Exploit likelihood

1.91%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from eBay, or a spoofed eBay server, to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain responses.

Record
CVE-2005-0158
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from eBay, or a spoofed eBay server, to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain responses.

Record
CVE-2005-0158
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0159 No score

Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from eBay, or a spoofed eBay server, to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain responses.

Record
EUVD-2005-0159
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fg5x-5cvc-6wxg No score

Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from...

Format string vulnerability in bidwatcher before 1.3.17 allows remote malicious web servers from eBay, or a spoofed eBay server, to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain responses.

Record
GHSA-fg5x-5cvc-6wxg
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bidwatcher
Debian:3.0
before 1.3.3-1woody1, plus listed versions
1.3.3-1
1.3.3-1woody1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0158 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Bidwatcher, published February 18, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in bidwatcher 1.3.3-1woody1.

References

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