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CVE-2005-0059

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 73.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-04-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the Message Queuing component of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted message.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98Se: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-017
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4384
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4988
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-017
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4384
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4988

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