CVE-2005-3172 json
The WideCharToMultiByte function in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not properly convert strings with Japanese c…
published 2005-10-06 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3171
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.1%
- EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- support.microsoft.com/kb/824867 advisory
- support.microsoft.com/kb/900345 advisory
Exploit prediction
5.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
support.microsoft.com
/kb/824867
vendor-advisory, patch
-
support.microsoft.com
/kb/900345
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-3172
- NVD CVE-2005-3172
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