CVE-2005-2679 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.

Published: 2005-08-23

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sysinternals:process_explorer:9.23.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2680	Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01234.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/16525
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014742
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14616
http://www.sysinternals.com/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=957&PN=1

History

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Subscriptions

Sysinternals Process Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:59:27.794Z

Reserved: 2005-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2679

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2679

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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