CVE-2005-3172

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 11.11% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824867	patch vendor advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3172?: CVE-2005-3172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3172?: To fix CVE-2005-3172, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3172 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3172 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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