CVE-2005-4813: Unspecified vulnerability in Report Application Server (Crystalras.exe) before 11.0.0.1370, as used in Busines

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0MITIGATEMITIGATEMITIGATE

CVE-2005-4813 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting crystal enterprise xi, crystal reports server xi, crystal reports xi. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Unspecified vulnerability in Report Application Server (Crystalras.exe) before 11.0.0.1370, as used in Business Objects Crystal Reports XI, Crystal Reports Server XI, and BusinessObjects Enterprise XI, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via certain network traffic, possibly involving multiple simultaneous TCP connections.

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 21%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2005-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: businessobjects

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2005-12-31 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:19 UTCUpdated Record last modified

businessobjects crystal enterprise xi MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy crystal-enterprise-xi || rpm -q crystal-enterprise-xi || crystal-enterprise-xi --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

businessobjects crystal reports server xi MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy crystal-reports-server-xi || rpm -q crystal-reports-server-xi || crystal-reports-server-xi --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

businessobjects crystal reports xi MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy crystal-reports-xi || rpm -q crystal-reports-xi || crystal-reports-xi --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

businessobjects report application server DOWNGRADE

Affected: 11.0.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 11.0.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy report-application-server || rpm -q report-application-server || report-application-server --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 11.0.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison report-application-server sudo apt install report-application-server=<VERSION_BEFORE_11.0.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold report-application-server

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

dnf --showduplicates list report-application-server sudo dnf downgrade report-application-server-<VERSION_BEFORE_11.0.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add report-application-server

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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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2005-4813?

crystal enterprise xi: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; crystal reports server xi: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; crystal reports xi: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2005-4813 being exploited?

CVE-2005-4813 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-2005-4813 affect?

CVE-2005-4813 affects crystal enterprise xi, crystal reports server xi, crystal reports xi. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Unspecified vulnerability in Report Application Server (Crystalras.exe) before 11.0.0.1370, as used in Business Objects Crystal Reports XI, Crystal Reports Server XI, and BusinessObjects Enterprise XI, allows remote attackers to cause a den

How urgent is CVE-2005-4813?

Priority 37/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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