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CVE-2005-2205
The ReadLog function in kaiseki.cgi in pngren allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 2.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 17% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The ReadLog function in kaiseki.cgi in pngren allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query string.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- 17784 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20050705 PNGƒJƒEƒ“ƒ^+—pƒƒO‰ƒXƒNƒŠƒvƒg remote commands execution vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 14182 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1014426 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 15981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-2206 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-2205)Record last updated .