VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-2118
CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability47.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-10-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow when the user views the file's properties using Windows Explorer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2122.
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com — Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- secure@microsoft.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory