PT-2005-1978 · Microsoft · Windows Explorer+2

Liquid · Published 2005-04-03 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2005-0954

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer version in Windows 2000 SP1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically CPU consumption, by utilizing a malformed Windows Metafile (WMF) file.

Recommendations For Windows 2000 SP1, consider restricting the handling of WMF files in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer until a fix is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0954

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows 2000

Windows Explorer

References · 5

• http://securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5CP081FFFY.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0954 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/9892 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15507 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111231106513788&w=2 · Note