CVE-2005-1207

Buffer overflow in the Web Client service in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WebDAV request containing special parameters.

Published: 2005-06-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1207 is rated High Risk (66.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.29%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.97% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1207

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 1.33% 7.29% +5.97%
2 2025-07-05 1.39% 1.33% -0.06%
3 2025-03-30 1.39%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1207

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1207

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1207

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2003_server r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1207

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