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CVE-2005-2118

medium · 5.1

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.

5.1
CVSS
47.4%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2005-10-21
Published

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftwindows_2000all versions
microsoftwindows_2000all versions
microsoftwindows_2000all versions
microsoftwindows_2000all versions
microsoftwindows_2000all versions
microsoftwindows_2003_serverr2
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions

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References

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