CVE-2005-0491
Stack-based buffer overflow in Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x allows remote attackers to execute...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long type 77 request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long type 77 request.
- Record
CVE-2005-0491- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long type 77 request.
- Record
CVE-2005-0491- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0492 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long type 77 request.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0492- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvgf-h7p5-vc4h No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x allows remote attackers to execute...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long type 77 request.
- Record
GHSA-rvgf-h7p5-vc4h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Knox Arkeia Pro 5.1.12 - Backup Remote Code Execution | 2003-09-20 |
| Exploit-DB | Knox Arkeia Backup Client Type 77 (Windows x86) - Remote Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-05-09 |
| Exploit-DB | Knox Arkeia Backup Client Type 77 (OSX) - Remote Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-05-09 |
| Exploit-DB | Knox Arkeia Server Backup 5.3.x - Remote Code Execution | 2005-02-18 |
| Exploit-DB | Knox Arkeia Backup Client 5.3.3 Type 77 (OSX) - Overflow (Metasploit) | 2005-02-18 |
| Metasploit | Arkeia Backup Client Type 77 Overflow (Mac OS X) | 2005-02-18 |
| Metasploit | Arkeia Backup Client Type 77 Overflow (Win32) | 2005-02-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0491 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Knox Software Arkeia Server Backup, published February 21, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 64.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.