Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM structured storage files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "COM Structured Storage Vulnerability."
Published Feb 8, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.44%
Description
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM structured storage files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "COM Structured Storage Vulnerability."
Affected products
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- enterprise_64-bit
- r2
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- standard
- web
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04442) | 91.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04442) | 90.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 8.95% (0.08949) | 92.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.56% (0.06563) | 90.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04665) | 81.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.14% (0.06139) | 90.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 70.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 59.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 41.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.38% (0.04382) | 88.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 7, 2022 | 4.38% (0.04382) | 86.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.03% (0.04026) | 84.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.03% (0.04026) | 68.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755870828817&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/SSExploit.c x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/597889 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-012 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19105 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1159 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2351 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2892 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A901 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.