Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-3172
The WideCharToMultiByte function in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not properly convert strings with Japanese composite characters in the last character, which could prevent the string from being null terminated and lead to data corruption or enable buffer overflow attacks.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3172
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.15%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 49 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-3172
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-3172
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345
Error - Office.com - Microsoft SupportPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824867
Patch;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2005-3172
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*