Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2005-1978
COM+ in Microsoft Windows does not properly "create and use memory structures," which allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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: 0.534 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.534 · newest: 0.534 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions 64-bit, itanium, r2
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/17161 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:576 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1261 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1269 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15057 (vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
- secunia.com/advisories/17223 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17172 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1499 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-1978?
- CVE-2005-1978 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2005-10-12.
- Is CVE-2005-1978 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.