CVE-2005-0954

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Published Apr 3, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 14.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer in Windows 2000 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed Windows Metafile (WMF) file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_explorer::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::home:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::media_center:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:home:::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 14.7% (14.687% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111231106513788&w=2
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5CP081FFFY.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9892
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15507

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows Explorer Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 3, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 PM
Reserved: Apr 3, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

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