Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_2000
CVE-2005-2120
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service (UMPNPMGR.DLL) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and XP SP1 and SP2, allows remote or local authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of "\" (backslash)…
EPSS: 0.631 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_EEYE, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2120?
- CVE-2005-2120 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_2000. Published 2005-10-13.
- Is CVE-2005-2120 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.