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CVE-2005-3172
The WideCharToMultiByte function in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not properly convert strings with Japanese c…
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.1%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The WideCharToMultiByte function in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not properly convert strings with Japanese composite characters in the last character, which could prevent the string from being null terminated and lead to data corruption or enable buffer overflow attacks.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
- support.microsoft.com /kb/824867 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MSKB, x_transferred
- support.microsoft.com /kb/900345 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MSKB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2005-3172
- NVD: CVE-2005-3172
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