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CVE-2005-1205

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX...

5.0 Medium

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.

Exploit likelihood

33.0%Up 12.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.

Record
CVE-2005-1205
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.

Record
CVE-2005-1205
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1208 No score

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.

Record
EUVD-2005-1208
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rhw-9h9h-3r9c No score

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX...

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.

Record
GHSA-7rhw-9h9h-3r9c
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2005-1205 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published June 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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