HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2005-1207

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
7.3%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the Web Client service in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WebDAV request containing special parameters.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2003 Server
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2005-06-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-1207

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2003 Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-1207.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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