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CVE-2005-0045

67
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0045 describes a critical vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) implementation across various Windows operating systems, including NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted SMB packets, specifically Transaction responses containing Trans or Trans2 commands. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high-severity risk, as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, indicating public exploit code availability. Despite its age, its high EPSS and FAUCET risk scores suggest a significant potential for impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
70.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1065 · Jun 23, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7028 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
marc.info
marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-011
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19089
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1606
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1847
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1889
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4043
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/652537
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/12484
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource