CVE-2005-0550

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to cause a denial of service (i.e., system crash) via a malformed request, aka "Object Management Vulnerability".

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0550 is rated Low Risk (36.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0550

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.88% 2.07% +0.18%
2 2026-03-24 1.62% 1.88% +0.26%
3 2026-03-08 1.62%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0550

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0550

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0550

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0550

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