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National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-1984

Original release date:08/10/2005
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Buffer overflow in the Print Spooler service (Spoolsv.exe) for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious message.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA05-221A
Name: TA05-221A
Type: Patch Information
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#220821
Name: VU#220821
External Source: MS
Name: MS05-043
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 16356
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 14514
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1014638
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:256
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:256
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1405
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1405
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1045
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1045
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100077
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100077
Type: Tool Signature

Vulnerable software and versions

Configuration 1
OR
* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::fr
* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2
* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:tablet_pc
* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:tablet_pc
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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