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CVE-2005-2947

high

Description

Buffer overflow in KillProcess 2.20 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an exe file with a long FileDescription in the version resource.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22222

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112629550418406&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112629480300071&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-09-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01397