Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1983
CVE-2005-1983
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, and local users to gain privileges via a malicious application, as exploited by the Zotob (aka Mytob) worm.
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Affected products
4= Service Pack 1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = Service Pack 1
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
21- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.htmlnvdPatchUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998653nvdUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0384.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16372nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-266.shtmlnvd
- www.frsirt.com/english/alerts/20050814.ZotobA.phpnvd
- www.hsc.fr/ressources/presentations/null_sessions/nvd
- www.osvdb.org/18605nvd
- www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0E00GKW.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14513nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1354nvd
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/202nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-039nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21602nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100073nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A160nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A267nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A474nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A497nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A783nvd
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