Is CVE-2005-1983 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-1983 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-1983?

CVE-2005-1983 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-1983?

CVE-2005-1983 has an EPSS score of 93.41% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-1983

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, and local users to gain privileges via a malicious application, as exploited by the Zotob (aka Mytob) worm.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

93.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% 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.