CVE-2005-0047

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-02-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly "validate the use of memory regions" for COM structured storage files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "COM Structured Storage Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: enterprise, enterprise_64-bit, r2, standard, web
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755870828817&w=2
http://www.argeniss.com/research/SSExploit.c
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/597889
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-012
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19105
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1159
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2351
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2892
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A901
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755870828817&w=2
http://www.argeniss.com/research/SSExploit.c

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