MEDIUM
Web View in Windows Explorer on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 does not properly handle certain HTML characters in preview fields, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code
Published Oct 21, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 37.61%
Description
Web View in Windows Explorer on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 does not properly handle certain HTML characters in preview fields, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
Configuration 2
OR
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- n/a
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.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
37.61% 0.37612
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.37612
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 37.61% (0.37612) | 98.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 37.04% (0.37042) | 98.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 46.53% (0.46533) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 50.68% (0.50676) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 46.53% (0.46533) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 58.51% (0.58508) | 98.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 62.88% (0.62879) | 98.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 58.51% (0.58508) | 98.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | 61.91% (0.61908) | 98.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 64.68% (0.64683) | 98.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.06% (0.74060) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 64.68% (0.64683) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 65.10% (0.65102) | 98.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 78.47% (0.78468) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 83.86% (0.83864) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 91.33% (0.91326) | 98.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 92.27% (0.92274) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 93.25% (0.93246) | 98.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.15% (0.94146) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 39.29% (0.39294) | 98.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 39.29% (0.39294) | 97.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17168 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15064 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1291 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17168 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17172 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17223 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15064 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1291 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 21, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 2, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2117
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a