Is CVE-2005-0048 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0048 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0048?

CVE-2005-0048 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0048?

CVE-2005-0048 has an EPSS score of 45.52% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0048

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and earlier, 2000 SP3 and SP4, Server 2003, and older operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IP packets with malformed options, aka the "IP Validation Vulnerability."

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

45.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/233754
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/192
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-019
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1744
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3824
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4549

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.