CVE-2005-2123 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2123?

CVE-2005-2123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 29 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple integer overflows in the Graphics Rendering Engine (GDI32.DLL) in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) and Enhanced Metafile (EMF) format images that lead to heap-based buffer overflows, as demonstrated using MRBP16::bCheckRecord.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2123?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2005-2123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-2123 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2123 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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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Also known as GHSA-5v2f-8gvc-fq7x.