CVE-2005-2765 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2765?

CVE-2005-2765 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 1 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The user interface in the Windows Firewall does not properly display certain malformed entries in the Windows Registry, which makes it easier for attackers with administrator privileges to hide activities if the administrator only uses the Windows Firewall interface to monitor exceptions. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that since administrative privileges are already required, it is not a vulnerability. CVE has not yet formally decided if such "information hiding" issues should be included.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2765?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-2765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

• CVE-2008-0015 Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2015-1701 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2013-5065 Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2011-1268 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2011-1868 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2003 Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-f265-7v27-r436.