PT-2005-3058 · Microsoft · Windows Xp+1

Derek Soeder · Published 2005-10-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2005-2120

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version, specifically including Windows 2000 SP4, and Windows XP SP1 and SP2

Description: The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service, located in the UMPNPMGR.DLL module. This occurs when a large number of "" (backslash) characters are present in a registry key name, triggering the overflow in a wsprintfW function call. This allows remote or local authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations: For Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP1 and SP2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Plug and Play (PnP) service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2120

Affected Products

Windows 2000

Windows Xp

References · 19

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/windows/smb/ms05_047_pnp.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/15065 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1271 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1269 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2120 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015042 · Patch
• http://eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051011c.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-047 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1244 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/18830 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/71 · Note
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1328 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1519 · Note