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CVE-2005-1983
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 allows remote…
High10.0EPSS 93.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, and local users to gain privileges via a malicious application, as exploited by the Zotob (aka Mytob) worm.
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 54 days later
· 54 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 93.1% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (21)
- ADV-2005-1354 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:497 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/presentations/null_sessions/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 18605 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.frsirt.com/english/alerts/20050814.ZotobA.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050811 Windows 2000 universal exploit for MS05-039 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- VU#998653 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 14513 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:267 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- P-266 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 1014640 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- win-plugandplay-bo(21602) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- TA05-221A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 16372 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20050809 Windows Plug and Play Remote Compromise (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100073 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS05-039 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:160 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:474 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:783 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0E00GKW.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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