CVE-2005-1208

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-1208
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-06-14 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help (.CHM) file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in Internet Explorer.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_64-bit sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_64-bit sp1_beta_1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise sp1_beta_1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit sp1_beta_1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All datacenter_64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 sp1_beta_1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard sp1_beta_1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web sp1_beta_1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All embedded All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold professional All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 embedded All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 tablet_pc All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 tablet_pc All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Windows HTML Help Input Validation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-026 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Neohapsis Archives - VulnWatch - #0062 - [VulnWatch] eEye Advisory - EEYEB-20050316 - HTML Help File Parsing Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#851869 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-165A -- Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Microsoft Windows HTML Help Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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