Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP lnk File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component lnk File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2117. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component lnk File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2005. The weakness was released 10/11/2005 by Cesar Cerrudo with Argeniss as MS05-049 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2117 since 07/02/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2063 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20002 (MS05-049: Vulnerabilities in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (900725)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90273 (Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS05-049)).

Applying the patch MS05-049 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (20002), SecurityFocus (BID 15064†), OSVDB (19898†), Secunia (SA17168†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9408†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1623, VDB-1702, VDB-1789 and VDB-1793. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20002
Nessus Name: MS05-049: Vulnerabilities in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (900725)
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Patch: MS05-049

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS05-049
Researcher: Cesar Cerrudo
Organization: Argeniss
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1791

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SecurityFocus: 15064 - Microsoft Windows Explorer Web View Script Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 17168 - Microsoft Windows Shell and Web View Three Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19898 - Microsoft Windows Web View Arbitrary Script Injection
Vulnerability Center: 9408

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2005 01:26 PM
Updated: 06/30/2025 07:20 AM
Changes: 10/12/2005 01:26 PM (85), 07/04/2019 04:49 PM (2), 07/12/2024 03:59 AM (17), 06/30/2025 07:20 AM (2)
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