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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, and local users to gain privileges via a malicious…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 93.0%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 93.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
93.01% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.