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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0788 · published 14 March 2005

CVE-2005-0788: Limewire vulnerability

Limewire · Limewire

LimeWire 4.1.2 through 4.5.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the full pathname in a Gnutella GET request.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.9% · top 6.1%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

LimeWire 4.1.2 through 4.5.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the full pathname in a Gnutella GET request.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111082448213238&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14555/ ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-37.xml PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19693
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111082448213238&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14555/ ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-37.xml PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19693

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0788), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.