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CVE-2005-1206

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 59.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-06-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the Server Message Block (SMB) functionality for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka the "Server Message Block Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: r2, sp1
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/15694
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/489397
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-165A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-027
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1142
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A259
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A467
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15694
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/489397
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-165A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-027
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1142

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