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CVE-2005-1935

Heap-based buffer overflow in the BERDecBitString function in Microsoft ASN.1 library (MSASN1.DLL) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via nested constructed bit strings, which leads to a realloc of a non-null pointer and causes the function to overwrite previously freed memory, as demonstrated using a SPNEGO token with a constructed bit string during HTTP authentication, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0818. NOTE: the researcher has claimed that MS:MS04-007 fixes this issue.

Published: Jun 13, 2005 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

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Affected Products (12)

Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_2003_server 64-bit
microsoft windows_2003_server r2
microsoft windows_nt 4.0
microsoft windows_nt 4.0
microsoft windows_nt 4.0
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-7wp6-vjqc-vxjv

Heap-based buffer overflow in the BERDecBitString function in Microsoft ASN.1 library (MSASN1.DLL...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.5 / 10
EPSS Score 26.63%

Top 2% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 38 / 100

Data Sources

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