Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2117
CVE-2005-2117
Description
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2000 SP4, XP SP1, XP SP2, Server 2003
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/17168nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17172nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17223nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdfnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15064nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1291nvd
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