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ID CVE-2005-2118
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.1 (as of 30-04-2019 - 14:27)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK HIGH NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
  • accepted 2011-05-16T04:00:20.137-04:00
    class vulnerability
    contributors
    • name Robert L. Hollis
      organization ThreatGuard, Inc.
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    • name Sudhir Gandhe
      organization Telos
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    description 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.
    family windows
    id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1116
    status accepted
    submitted 2005-10-12T12:00:00.000-04:00
    title .lnk File-Properties Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Windows XP)
    version 68
  • accepted 2011-05-16T04:00:30.541-04:00
    class vulnerability
    contributors
    • name Robert L. Hollis
      organization ThreatGuard, Inc.
    • name John Hoyland
      organization Centennial Software
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    • name Sudhir Gandhe
      organization Telos
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    description 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.
    family windows
    id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1192
    status accepted
    submitted 2005-10-12T12:00:00.000-04:00
    title .lnk File-Properties Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Windows 2000)
    version 69
refmap via4
bid 15070
cert TA05-284A
confirm http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
misc http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf
sectrack 1015040
secunia
  • 17168
  • 17172
  • 17223
vulnwatch 20051019 [Argeniss] Story of a dumb patch (Paper advisory about CSRSS and Windows Explorer vulnerabilities)
Last major update 30-04-2019 - 14:27
Published 21-10-2005 - 18:02
Last modified 30-04-2019 - 14:27
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