CVE-2005-2118

N/A Unknown
Published: October 21, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17168
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15070
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1116
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1192
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1192
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
42.5%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft