CVE-2005-2117

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Published Oct 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 37.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Web View in Windows Explorer on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 does not properly handle certain HTML characters in preview fields, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::fr::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:tablet_pc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:tablet_pc:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 37.6% (37.612% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17168
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15064
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1291

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Server Windows Explorer Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Oct 21, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:15 PM
Reserved: Jul 2, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 21, 2005, 6:02 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

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