Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2005-0057
The Hyperlink Object Library for Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted link that triggers an "unchecked buffer" in the library, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.413 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.413 · newest: 0.413 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions enterprise, enterprise_64-bit, r2
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98se
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows Xp
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-015 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:713 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12479 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19110 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3203 (signature, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/14195 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2570 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820427 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)