CVE-2005-1978

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 53.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-10-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

COM+ in Microsoft Windows does not properly "create and use memory structures," which allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: 64-bit, itanium, r2, sp1
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17161
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
http://secunia.com/advisories/17509
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/950516
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15057
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1261
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1269
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1466

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