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CVE-2005-1984

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 55.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-08-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the Print Spooler service (Spoolsv.exe) for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious message.

Affected products

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

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16356/
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014638
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/220821
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14514
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-043
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100077
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1045
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1405
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A256
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16356/
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014638

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