6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-2120
Microsoft Windows PnP Service Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service (UMPNPMGR.DLL) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and XP SP1 and SP2, allows remote or local authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of "\" (backslash) characters in a registry key name, which triggers the overflow in a wsprintfW function call.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 13, 2005, 10:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2005-2120 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2120 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2000
2 Microsoft windows_xp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2120.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/17166 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/71
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015042 Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051011c.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/214572 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/18830
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15065 Exploit Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-047
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1244
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1328
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1519
http://secunia.com/advisories/17166 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/71
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015042 Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051011c.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/214572 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/18830
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15065 Exploit Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-047
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1244
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1328
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1519

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 9 years, 5 months ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Feb. 7, 2013, 8:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2120 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2120 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17166
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/71
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015042
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051011c.html
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/214572
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/18830
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15065
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-047
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1244
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1328
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1519
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-047.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-047 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1244 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1328 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1519 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1519 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1328 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1244 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2120 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2120 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

13.15 }} 10.47%

score

0.95524

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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