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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component lnk File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 10/11/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/11/2005 by Cesar Cerrudo with Argeniss as MS05-049 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2118 since 07/02/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.
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. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 4643. In this case the pattern L|00 00 00 01 14 02 00 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00|F
is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3827.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22501) and Tenable (20002). The entries 1623, 1702, 1789 and 1793 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: 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
Snort ID: 4643
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT malformed windows shortcut file buffer overflow attempt
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS05-049
Researcher: Cesar Cerrudo
Organization: Argeniss
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2118 (🔍)
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X-Force: 22501
SecurityTracker: 1015040
Vulnerability Center: 9402 - [MS05-049] Windows Shell Code Execution via .Ink Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 15070 - Microsoft Windows Malicious Shortcut Handling Remote Code Execution Variant Vulnerability
Secunia: 17168 - Microsoft Windows Shell and Web View Three Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19900 - Microsoft Windows Shell Crafted .lnk File Arbitrary Code Execution (2005-2122)
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Entry
Created: 10/12/2005 13:26Updated: 03/12/2021 08:10
Changes: 10/12/2005 13:26 (105), 07/04/2019 16:52 (2), 03/12/2021 08:10 (2)
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