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CVE-2005-1208

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1520%
EPSS Percentile2.95th
PublishedJun 14, 2005
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help (.CHM) file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in Internet Explorer.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

💻
Microsoft

Windows 2000

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= 64-bit
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Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= datacenter_64-bit
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= datacenter_64-bit
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= enterprise
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= enterprise
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= enterprise
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= enterprise_64-bit
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= enterprise_64-bit
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= enterprise_64-bit
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= r2
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= r2
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= r2
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= r2
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= r2
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= standard
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= standard
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= standard
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= standard_64-bit
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= web
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= web
💻
Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= web
💻
Microsoft

Windows 98

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
💻
Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions

References & Advisories

🔗 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0062.html
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/15683
🔗 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/851869
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13953
🔗 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-165A.html
🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-026
🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1057
🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A381

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