CVE-2005-1978

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-1978
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-12 13:04:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionCOM+ in Microsoft Windows does not properly "create and use memory structures," which allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All fr
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server itanium All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp1 All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 tablet_pc 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 MSDTC and COM+ Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-051 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Secunia - Advisories - Nortel CallPilot Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Microsoft MSDTC COM+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Various Products Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Nortel Centrex IP Client Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#950516 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-284A -- Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Exchange Server Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
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