HIGH
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
Published Aug 10, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 93.01%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- n/a
- 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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
93.01% 0.93014
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.93014
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 93.01% (0.93014) | 99.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 93.01% (0.93014) | 99.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 87.98% (0.87976) | 99.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 89.48% (0.89477) | 99.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 87.98% (0.87976) | 99.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.50% (0.97502) | 99.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 97.50% (0.97502) | 99.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 97.52% (0.97518) | 99.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 97.51% (0.97508) | 99.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.50% (0.97501) | 99.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 72.77% (0.72767) | 99.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 72.77% (0.72767) | 99.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (21)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0384.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16372 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014640 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-266.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.frsirt.com/english/alerts/20050814.ZotobA.php x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/presentations/null_sessions/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998653 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/18605 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0E00GKW.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14513 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1354 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/202 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISS
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-039 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21602 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100073 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A160 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A267 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A474 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A497 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A783 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 10, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 17, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1983
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a