CVE-2005-0045

Windows NT 4.0-Server 2003 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

The Server Message Block (SMB) implementation for Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly validate certain SMB packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Transaction responses containing (1) Trans or (2) Trans2 commands, aka the "Server Message Block Vulnerability," and as demonstrated using Trans2 FIND_FIRST2 responses with large file name length fields.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by cybertronic · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1065

Scores

EPSS 0.8385
EPSS Percentile 99.3%

Details

Status published
Products (8)
microsoft/windows_2000 (5 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_2003_server enterprise
microsoft/windows_2003_server enterprise_64-bit
microsoft/windows_2003_server r2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_2003_server standard
microsoft/windows_2003_server web
microsoft/windows_nt 4.0 (28 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp (10 CPE variants)
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026