CVE-2005-0551

Microsoft Windows - CSRSS Privilege Escalation (MS05-018)

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in WINSRV.DLL in the Client Server Runtime System (CSRSS) process of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to gain privileges via a specially-designed application that provides console window information with a long FaceName value.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 10.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-02-26 CVE Reserved
2005-04-13 CVE Published
2005-09-06 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-10-19 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1822	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A266	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3544	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A777	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1198	2005-09-06

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=230&type=vulnerabilities	2018-10-12

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-018	2018-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 2000 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2000"				*		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server" and version "r2"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"				*		sp1, tablet_pc		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"				*		sp2, tablet_pc		Affected