Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2005-0059
Buffer overflow in the Message Queuing component of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.733 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.733 · newest: 0.733 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4988 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4384 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-017 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0059?
- CVE-2005-0059 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2005-05-02.
- Is CVE-2005-0059 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.