VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3172
The WideCharToMultiByte function in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not properly convert strings with Japanese composite characters in the last character, which could prevent the string from being null terminated and lead to…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.08%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The WideCharToMultiByte function in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not properly convert strings with Japanese composite characters in the last character, which could prevent the string from being null terminated and lead to data corruption or enable buffer overflow attacks.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.08% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824867Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824867Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.