Is CVE-2005-1208 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-1208 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-1208?

CVE-2005-1208 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-1208?

CVE-2005-1208 has an EPSS score of 47.15% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-1208

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help (.CHM) file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in Internet Explorer.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

47.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

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

References

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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.