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CVE-2005-1983

10.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
87.98%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

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.

Published: 8/10/2005
Modified: 4/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

10

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

87.98%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 87.98% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other