CVE-2005-0047

Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM...

7.2 HighPublic exploit

Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM structured storage files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "COM Structured Storage Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

4.44%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2005-0047
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-0047
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-0048 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-0048
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4q9j-c8xc-j26g No score

Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM...

Record: GHSA-4q9j-c8xc-j26g
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - COM Structured Storage Local (MS05-012)	2005-05-31

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0047 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published February 8, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.44%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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