CVE-2005-1218

The Microsoft Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

The Microsoft Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requests.

Exploit likelihood

57.3%Up 34.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2005-1218
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-1218
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1221 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-1221
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rv75-22v3-44rx No score

The Microsoft Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server...

Record: GHSA-rv75-22v3-44rx
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows XP SP2 - 'rdpwd.sys' Remote Kernel Denial of Service	2005-08-09

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1218 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published August 10, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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