Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2005-2122
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow in the Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2118.
EPSS: 0.438 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2122?
- CVE-2005-2122 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2005-10-21.
- Is CVE-2005-2122 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.