CVE-2005-0059 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 73.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Message Queuing component of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted message.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 73.27% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 98 |
| microsoft | windows 98se |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Message Queueing Service - Path Overflow (MS05-017) (Metasploit) | 2010-05-09 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Message Queuing - Remote Buffer Overflow Universal (MS05-017) (v.0.3) | 2005-06-29 |
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4384
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4988
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4384
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4988
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