CVE-2005-1206 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2005-1206?

CVE-2005-1206 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 15 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the Server Message Block (SMB) functionality for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka the "Server Message Block Vulnerability."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1206?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-1206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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