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CVE-2005-2122 Detail

Current Description

Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow in the Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2118.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17168 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf CVE, Microsoft Corporation
http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf CVE, Microsoft Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922708 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15069 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1329 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1488 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1517 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1537 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1551 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A708 CVE, Microsoft Corporation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-2122
NVD Published Date:
10/21/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
Microsoft Corporation