THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-1219
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2005-1219

Image Color Management vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
49.9%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the Microsoft Color Management Module for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an image with crafted ICC profile format tags.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Image Color Management
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2005-07-12

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 49.9% 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-2005-1219

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Image Color Management is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-1219.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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