CVE-2005-2679
Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows...
Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.
- Record
CVE-2005-2679- 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
Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.
- Record
CVE-2005-2679- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2680 No score
Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2680- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76cw-xqr5-8qpf No score
Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows...
Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.
- Record
GHSA-76cw-xqr5-8qpf- 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-2005-2679 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sysinternals Process Explorer, published August 23, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.46%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.