CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2679

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges and take control of the system, potentially leading to data theft or malware installation.

Recommendation

Update Sysinternals Process Explorer to version 9.25 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS