CVE-2005-0059: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 73.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows 98: any version
• Microsoft Windows 98se: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2005-05-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.