CVE-2005-0045
The Server Message Block (SMB) implementation for Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly validate certain SMB packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Transaction responses containing (1) Trans or (2)…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Server Message Block (SMB) implementation for Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly validate certain SMB packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Transaction responses containing (1) Trans or (2) Trans2 commands, aka the "Server Message Block Vulnerability," and as demonstrated using Trans2 FIND_FIRST2 responses with large file name length fields.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 70.28% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 June 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows nt · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 70.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110792638401852&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111040962600205&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=110795643831169&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652537Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12484
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19089
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1606
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1847
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1889
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4043
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110792638401852&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111040962600205&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=110795643831169&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652537Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12484
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19089
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1606
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1847
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1889
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4043
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.