CVE-2005-3172

N/A Unknown
Published: October 06, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824867
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824867
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
10.2%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft