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CVE-2005-1206

56
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1206 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability within the Server Message Block (SMB) functionality of Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (SP1/SP2), and Server 2003 (SP1). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, its severity is high due to a network-based attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high risk score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

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
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

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-027
secunia.com / advisories/15694
PatchVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1142
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A259
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A467
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/489397
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA05-165A.html
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource