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CVE-2005-0558

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0558 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and 2003, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted document. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age, there is no public exploit intelligence from Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting it is not actively exploited or widely discussed.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2000CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2002CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2003CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
15.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1522 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-023
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19828
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1236
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2415
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2685
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4234