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CVE-2005-0047
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM structured storage files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "COM Structured Storage Vulnerability."
Published: May 2, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (21)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2000 | * |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | * |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | * |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | * |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | * |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise_64-bit |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | web |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
…and 1 more
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-4q9j-c8xc-j26g
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM...
References (20)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755870828817&w=2
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/SSExploit.c
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/597889 Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html Patch, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-012
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19105
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1159
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2351
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2892
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A901
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755870828817&w=2
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/SSExploit.c
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/597889 Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html Patch, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-012
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.2 / 10
EPSS Score
4.44%
Top 9% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
30.1 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub