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CVE-2005-1985

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 37.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-10-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Client Service for NetWare (CSNW) on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and Sp2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code due to an "unchecked buffer" when processing certain crafted network messages.

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/17165
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015041
• http://www.osvdb.org/19922
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15066
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-046
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21700
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1106
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1210
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1536
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1544
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A910
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17165

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