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CVE-2005-2679

Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a l…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/14616 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1014742 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/16525 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • sysinternals.com /Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=957&PN=1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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