Buffer overflow in dwrcs.exe in DameWare Mini Remote Control before 4.9.0 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in dwrcs.exe in DameWare Mini Remote Control before 4.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the username.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.21123 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Dameware Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Dameware Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Dameware Development |
| cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8 | Vulnerable | Dameware Development |
- cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Dameware Development
- cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Dameware Development
- cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Dameware Development
- cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:mini_remote_control_server:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8 Vulnerable ·Dameware Development
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2842
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvjv-4mm9-68jg
References
More Dameware Development Mini Remote Control Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00935 Buffer overflow in DameWare Mini Remote Control before 3.73 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01726 Dameware Mini Remote Control 4.1.0.0 uses insufficiently random data to create the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2005-2842 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2842 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gvjv-4mm9-68jg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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