HIGH
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
Published Oct 21, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 46.43%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
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- r2
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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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
46.43% 0.46435
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.46435
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 (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 46.43% (0.46435) | 98.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 43.80% (0.43796) | 98.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 42.75% (0.42749) | 98.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 43.80% (0.43796) | 98.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 45.10% (0.45097) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 53.96% (0.53961) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 60.51% (0.60511) | 98.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 53.96% (0.53961) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 65.56% (0.65565) | 98.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 76.25% (0.76247) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | 65.56% (0.65565) | 98.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 73.35% (0.73353) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 67.84% (0.67842) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 70.13% (0.70133) | 98.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 67.84% (0.67842) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 86.19% (0.86195) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 93.03% (0.93028) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 95.41% (0.95411) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 96.61% (0.96615) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 96.85% (0.96847) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 97.15% (0.97150) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 97.28% (0.97279) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 97.27% (0.97266) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.33% (0.97330) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.17% (0.24173) | 96.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.17% (0.24173) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17168 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922708 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15069 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS 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%3A1329 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1488 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1517 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1537 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1551 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A708 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-2005-2122
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a