CVE-2005-2122
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17168
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922708
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15069
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1329
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1488
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1517
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1537
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1551
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A708
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.