CVE-2005-2118
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2005-2118 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | microsoft |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2005-10-21 18:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
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
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | r2 | All | All | 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 | professional | 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 | sp2 | tablet_pc | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404 - Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.argeniss.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Microsoft Windows Shell Bugs in Processing '.lnk' Files and in Web View Preview Mode Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| 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 | Vendor Advisory |
| Secunia - Advisories - Nortel Centrex IP Client Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-049 - Important | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.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 | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Windows Shell and Web View Three Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Microsoft Windows Malicious Shortcut Handling Remote Code Execution Variant Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.