Stack-based Buffer Overflow in WINSRV.DLL Allows Privilege Escalation

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in WINSRV.DLL Allows Privilege Escalation

CVE-2005-0551 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Stack-based buffer overflow in WINSRV.DLL in the Client Server Runtime System (CSRSS) process of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to gain privileges via a specially-designed application that provides console window information with a long FaceName value.

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