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CVE-2005-0047
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM structured storage files, which allows…
High7.2EPSS 4.4%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM structured storage files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "COM Structured Storage Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:901 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1159 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- TA05-039A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/SSExploit.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS05-012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 20050530 [Argeniss] MS05-012 Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2351 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- win-com-gain-privileges(19105) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#597889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2892 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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