Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2005-1208
Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help (.CHM) file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in Internet Explorer.
EPSS: 0.473 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server — versions 64-bit, datacenter_64-bit, enterprise
- Microsoft Windows_98
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, Patch)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)