Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2005-0063
The document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
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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: 0.476 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.476 · newest: 0.476 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions enterprise, r2, standard
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98se
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows Xp
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3456 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-016 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:407 (signature, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:587 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securiteam.com/exploits/5YP0T0AFFW.html
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Patch, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0335 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:573 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2184 (signature, vdb-entry)