# CVE-2005-2935: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious program.exe in the search path, exploiting an unquoted path vulnerability in Microsoft AntiSpyware.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jjrf-288g-676p

## What is CVE-2005-2935?

CVE-2005-2935 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Microsoft AntiSpyware might allow local users to execute code via a malicious c:\program.exe file, which is run by AntiSpywareMain.exe when it attempts to execute gsasDtServ.exe.  NOTE: it is not clear whether this overlaps CVE-2005-2940.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2935?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Antispyware.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-2935?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2935 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-2935 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2935 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-2940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2940/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2935 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-2935 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2935 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2935/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2935/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2935
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2935
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2935

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2935/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.