CVE-2005-2482

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-08-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The StateToOptions function in msfweb in Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, when running with the -D option (defanged mode), allows attackers to modify temporary environment variables before the "_Defanged" environment option is checked when processing the Exploit command.

Affected products

Metasploit Framework: 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

References

http://metasploit.com/archive/framework/msg00469.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16318
http://www.osvdb.org/18495
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14455
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21705
http://metasploit.com/archive/framework/msg00469.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16318
http://www.osvdb.org/18495
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14455
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21705

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