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CVE-2005-2538

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-08-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

FlatNuke 2.5.5 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) a null byte or (2) an MS-DOS device name such as AUX, CON, PRN, COM1, or LPT1 in the mod parameter.

Affected products

• Flatnuke: 2.5.5

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327238030127&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16330
• http://www.osvdb.org/18550
• http://www.rgod.altervista.org/flatnuke.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327238030127&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16330
• http://www.osvdb.org/18550
• http://www.rgod.altervista.org/flatnuke.html

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