CVE-2005-2122

Windows Shell - Remote Code Execution via Shortcut File Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1329
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1488
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A708
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1537
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17168
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922708
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15069
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1517
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1551

Scores

EPSS 0.4380
EPSS Percentile 98.6%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_2000 (5 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_2003_server r2
microsoft/windows_xp (6 CPE variants)
Published Oct 21, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026