Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-2118

Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow when the user views the file's properties using Windows Explorer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2122.

Vulnerability category: Overflow

Published 2005-10-21 18:02:00

Updated 2019-04-30 14:27:14

Source Microsoft Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2118

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.76%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2118

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
5.1	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	4.9	6.4	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: High Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

References for CVE-2005-2118

Products affected by CVE-2005-2118

Microsoft » Windows 2000 » Update SP1
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Microsoft » Windows 2000
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Microsoft » Windows 2000 » Update SP2
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Microsoft » Windows 2000 » Update SP4
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Microsoft » Windows 2000 » Update SP3
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Media Center Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update SP1 Home Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update Gold Professional Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update SP1 Media Center Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Home Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update SP2 Tablet Pc Edition
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Microsoft » Windows 2003 Server » Version: R2
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