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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...
References (32)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17168 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223 Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922708 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15069
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1329
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1488
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1517
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1537
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1551
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
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EPSS
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