Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2118
CVE-2005-2118
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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Affected products
13- Range: Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1/SP2, Windows Server 2003
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- secunia.com/advisories/17168nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17172nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17223nvdVendor Advisory
- www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdfnvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdfnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15070nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1116nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1192nvd
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