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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.

Published: Oct 21, 2005 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (12)

Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_2003_server r2
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-9277-v8gr-qjq4

Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 10.0 / 10
EPSS Score 43.80%

Top 1% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 53.1 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub