CVE-2005-2120

Summary

CVECVE-2005-2120
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-13 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service (UMPNPMGR.DLL) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and XP SP1 and SP2, allows remote or local authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of "\" (backslash) characters in a registry key name, which triggers the overflow in a wsprintfW function call.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 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
www.osvdb.org/18830 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Microsoft Windows Plug And Play UMPNPMGR.DLL wsprintfW Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Windows Plug and Play Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Patch
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Windows Plug-and-Play Service Arbitrary Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityReason af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
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
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#214572 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, 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 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-047 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Intrusion Prevention af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.eeye.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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