Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2005-2118
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow when the user views the file's properties using Windows Explorer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2122.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.477 (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: 0.474 · newest: 0.477 · change: +0.003
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1192 (signature, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15070 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/17223 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1116 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17168 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17172 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2118?
- CVE-2005-2118 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2005-10-21.
- Is CVE-2005-2118 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.