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CVE-2005-2947
Buffer overflow in KillProcess 2.20 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an exe file with a long…
Medium5.1EPSS 2.5%
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Description
Buffer overflow in KillProcess 2.20 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an exe file with a long FileDescription in the version resource.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 16% 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: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20050909 KillProcess 2.20 and priors "FileDescription" Local Buffer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- killprocess-filedescription-bo(22222) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20050909 KillProcess 2.20 and priors "FileDescription" Local Buffer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 14795 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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