CVE-2005-2842
Buffer overflow in dwrcs.exe in DameWare Mini Remote Control before 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 21.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in dwrcs.exe in DameWare Mini Remote Control before 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the username.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Dameware Mini Remote Control 4.0 - Username Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 42703remote, windowspublished 13 Sept 2017Not verified
- DameWare Mini Remote Control 4.0 < 4.9 - Client Agent Remote Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1190remote, windowspublished 31 Aug 2005Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 42703 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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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)
- 21.1% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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
8
- 42703 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20050831 Dameware critical hole (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 16655 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1014830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- VU#170905 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 14707 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.jpno5.com/Releases/Public/Exploits/Dameware%20Mini%20Remote%20Control%20Exploit/dameware.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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-2005-2843 (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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