FKIE_CVE-2005-1978
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-10-12 13:04 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:14
Severity
Summary
COM+ in Microsoft Windows does not properly "create and use memory structures," which allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2000 | * | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | 64-bit | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | itanium | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | sp1 | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | sp1 | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
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