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 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.

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

Published

Oct 21, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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