CVE-2005-2118

MediumCVSS 5.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.1/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 21, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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