CVE-2005-1983: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

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

Published 2005-08-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.