Unknown vulnerability in the PKINIT Protocol for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 could allow a local user to obtain information and spoof a server via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between a client and a domain controller when PKINIT smart card authentication is being used
Published Aug 10, 2005
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.70%
Description
Unknown vulnerability in the PKINIT Protocol for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 could allow a local user to obtain information and spoof a server via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between a client and a domain controller when PKINIT smart card authentication is being used.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- enterprise
- r2
- standard
- web
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 76.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 74.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00906) | 74.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 2.52% (0.02521) | 83.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.16% (0.01162) | 77.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 17.94% (0.17944) | 96.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.51% (0.13514) | 95.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 72.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 68.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 65.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 45.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.16% (0.07163) | 92.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 7.16% (0.07163) | 92.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06598) | 90.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06598) | 78.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.20% (0.06200) | 77.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16368/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014642 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477341 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14520 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-042 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100096 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100098 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100100 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100102 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100104 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100106 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
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