CVEvulnerability

CVE-2005-1208

10.0 HIGH Published 2005-06-14 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2005-06-14
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help (.CHM) file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in Internet Explorer.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows 2003 server 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server datacenter 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server enterprise • microsoft windows 2003 server enterprise 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server r2 • microsoft windows 2003 server standard • microsoft windows 2003 server standard 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server web • microsoft windows 98 • microsoft windows xp

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