Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-2117
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.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2117
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 83.86%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 98 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2117
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.1
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
4.9
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6.4
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-2117
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15064
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
US Government Resource
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1291
Products affected by CVE-2005-2117
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*