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CVE-2005-2122

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2005-10-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References