CVE-2005-2122
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote...
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow in the Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2118.
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Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow in the Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2118.
- Record
CVE-2005-2122- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow in the Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2118.
- Record
CVE-2005-2122- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2123 No score
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow in the Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2118.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2123- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9277-v8gr-qjq4 No score
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote...
Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a shortcut (.lnk) file with long font properties that lead to a buffer overflow in the Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2118.
- Record
GHSA-9277-v8gr-qjq4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2122 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published October 21, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1015040
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1329
secunia.com/advisories/17223
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docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/922708
securityfocus.com/bid/15069
argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2122
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9277-v8gr-qjq4