CVE-2005-1983

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 93.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-08-10 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0384.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16372
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014640
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-266.shtml
http://www.frsirt.com/english/alerts/20050814.ZotobA.php
http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/presentations/null_sessions/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998653
http://www.osvdb.org/18605
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0E00GKW.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14513
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1354

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