CVE-2005-2117

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2117
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-21 18:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionWeb View in Windows Explorer on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 does not properly handle certain HTML characters in preview fields, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:N/AC:H/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 r2 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Explorer All All All 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 - Avaya Various Products Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Nortel Centrex IP Client Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-049 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft Windows Explorer Web View Script Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Windows Shell and Web View Three Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
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