CVE-2005-1205

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

33.3%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows 2003 Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Published

2005-06-14

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.

Its EPSS score of 33.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2003 Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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