CVE-2005-1983

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 87.98% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1354	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A497	vdb entry signature
http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/presentations/null_sessions/
http://www.osvdb.org/18605	vdb entry
http://www.frsirt.com/english/alerts/20050814.ZotobA.php
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0384.html	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998653	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14513	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A267	vdb entry signature
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-266.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014640	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21602	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16372	third party advisory
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/202	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100073	vdb entry signature
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-039	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A160	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A474	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A783	vdb entry signature
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0E00GKW.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1983?: CVE-2005-1983 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1983?: To fix CVE-2005-1983, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1983 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1983 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.