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CVE-2005-1208

49
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1208 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious compiled Help (.CHM) file with an oversized field, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is low, indicating infrequent exploitation, there is no public exploit intelligence available, and it has not garnered significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
datacenter_64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_64-bit:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
datacenter_64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_64-bit:sp1_beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
enterpriseCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
47.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4733 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 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

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0062.html
PatchVendor Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-026
secunia.com / advisories/15683
PatchVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1057
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A381
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A463
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/851869
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/13953
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA05-165A.html
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource