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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…
High7.5EPSS 70.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 70.3% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- 20050209 EEYE: Windows SMB Client Transaction Response Handling Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4043 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- win-smb-code-execution(19089) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20050209 EEYE: Windows SMB Client Transaction Response Handling Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 12484 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TA05-039A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1889 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#652537 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1847 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20050309 Update: MS05-011 EEYE: Windows SMB Client Transaction Response Handling Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MS05-011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_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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