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CVE-2005-0551

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 20.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: r2
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=230&type=vulnerabilities
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-018
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1822
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A266
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3544
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A777
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=230&type=vulnerabilities
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-018
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1822
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A266
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3544
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A777

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