THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-0057
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2005-0057

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
41.3%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
The Hyperlink Object Library for Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted link that triggers an "unchecked buffer" in the library, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2005-05-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 41.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-0057

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-0057.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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