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CVE-2005-1982

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-08-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unknown vulnerability in the PKINIT Protocol for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 could allow a local user to obtain information and spoof a server via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between a client and a domain controller when PKINIT smart card authentication is being used.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: enterprise, r2, standard, web
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16368/
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014642
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477341
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14520
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-042
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100096
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100098
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100100
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100102
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100104
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100106
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16368/

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