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CVE-2005-2122

Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitra

Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow in the Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2118.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.45097
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
microsoft windows 2000all versions
microsoft windows 2003 serverall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD21 Oct 2005 · 06:02 PM
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References & Sources

16
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/17168Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdfVendor Advisory
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