Analyst readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2005-0415 is an old denial-of-service issue in Emdros. Malformed MQL statements could make the parser leak memory, potentially exhausting resources and disrupting service. The public bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, or detailed vendor impact data.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy availability risk. Prioritize remediation if Emdros is internet-facing, business-critical, or reachable by untrusted users. Otherwise, handle through normal vulnerability management and legacy software retirement.
Technical view
Multiple memory leaks in the Emdros MQL parser before version 1.1.22 can be triggered by malformed MQL statements. The documented impact is denial of service through memory consumption. The sources do not describe code execution, privilege escalation, or data exposure.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Emdros versions before 1.1.22 are deployed and remote users or applications can submit MQL statements to the parser. Given the 2005 publication date, risk is concentrated in legacy or embedded deployments.
Exploitation context
The CVE describes remote attackers using malformed MQL statements to cause memory consumption. CISA KEV is false in the provided bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation or public exploit availability.
Researcher notes
The public evidence is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE mapping, exploit details, or complete affected-product metadata are provided. Analysis should stay scoped to Emdros before 1.1.22 and denial of service via MQL parser memory leaks.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems and applications using Emdros.
- Upgrade Emdros to version 1.1.22 or later where applicable.
- Restrict remote access to MQL submission paths.
- Monitor affected services for abnormal memory growth.
- Check vendor release notes and tracker guidance before production changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the deployed Emdros version is 1.1.22 or later.
- Identify whether any remote path accepts MQL statements.
- Review service logs for crashes or memory exhaustion events.
- Verify network controls limit untrusted MQL input.
- Confirm remediation against the referenced SourceForge release notes.
Public sources used
Based on public source material and reviewed before publication.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- emdros-mql-dos(19273)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1116935&group_id=37219&atid=419458CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=303465CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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