Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Subsystem memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Subsystem. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-2122. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Operating System) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was presented 10/21/2005 with Argeniss (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2122 since 07/02/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2025).

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 $100k and more. 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)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22501), Tenable (20002), SecurityFocus (BID 15069†), Secunia (SA17168†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015040†). See VDB-1623, VDB-1702, VDB-1789 and VDB-1793 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/17/2000 🔍
07/02/2005 +1961 days 🔍
10/11/2005 +101 days 🔍
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06/18/2006 +239 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3188 days 🔍
01/04/2025 +3587 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Argeniss
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2122 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2122
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26618

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X-Force: 22501
SecurityFocus: 15069 - Microsoft Windows Malicious Shortcut Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 17168
SecurityTracker: 1015040
Vulnerability Center: 11930 - [MS05-049] Microsoft Windows Shell Buffer Overflow via CSRSS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 01/04/2025 17:39
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (68), 09/17/2018 08:09 (17), 01/04/2025 17:39 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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