CVE-2005-2351

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-04-21. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Mutt before 1.5.20 patch 7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a series of requests to mutt temporary files.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 1, 2019

Last Modified

November 20, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 11, 2026
Patch available.
generic

CVE-2005-2351

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2351
generic Patch Available

#311296 - mutt: less random temp file creation allows DOS - Debian Bug report logs

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=311296

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mutt—1.5.20-7—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mutt—1.5.20-7—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mutt—1.5.20-7—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mutt—1.5.20-7—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2005-2351?
CVE-2005-2351 is a medium vulnerability published on November 1, 2019. Mutt before 1.5.20 patch 7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a series of requests to mutt temporary files.
When was CVE-2005-2351 disclosed?
CVE-2005-2351 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 1, 2019, with the most recent update on November 20, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2005-2351 actively exploited?
CVE-2005-2351 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2005-2351?
CVE-2005-2351 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2005-2351?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-2351, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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