# CVE-2005-2118: Windows Shell for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary com

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1192
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015040
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1116
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17168
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/MSBugPaper.pdf
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html

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