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.
Published 2005-10-06 10:02:00
Updated 2008-09-05 20:53:39
Source MITRE
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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
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST

References for CVE-2005-3172

Products affected by CVE-2005-3172

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