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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

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  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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