CVE-2005-2024: Vipul Razor Agents (razor-agents) before 2.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) cer

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2005-2024 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting razor-agents. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Vipul Razor Agents (razor-agents) before 2.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) certain "unusual HTML messages" or (2) "certain malformed headers" such as Content-Type.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.8% (top 22%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2005-06-17
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: vipul

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2005-06-17 04:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:14 UTCUpdated Record last modified

vipul razor-agents DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.70 · 2.71 · 2.72

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.70

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy razor-agents || rpm -q razor-agents || razor-agents --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.70 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison razor-agents sudo apt install razor-agents=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.70> sudo apt-mark hold razor-agents

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list razor-agents sudo dnf downgrade razor-agents-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.70> sudo dnf versionlock add razor-agents

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2005-2024?

razor-agents: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2005-2024 being exploited?

CVE-2005-2024 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2005-2024 affect?

CVE-2005-2024 affects razor-agents. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Vipul Razor Agents (razor-agents) before 2.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) certain "unusual HTML messages" or (2) "certain malformed headers" such as Content-Type.

How urgent is CVE-2005-2024?

Priority 37/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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