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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2297

Stack-based buffer overflow in TreeAction.do in Sybase EAServer 4.2.5 through 5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a large javascript parameter.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 74.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in TreeAction.do in Sybase EAServer 4.2.5 through 5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a large javascript parameter.

CVSS 2.0
4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
74.20% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 June 2010
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
sybase/easerver
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%38%75%26 October 2026: 74.20%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 74.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-16766source ↗Sybase EAServer 5.2 - Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote22 June 2010yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.