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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…

High10.0EPSS 93.0%
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Updated
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microsoft

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2005-1983, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High10.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
93.0% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

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Affected products

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