>> Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service Vulnerability (MS05-043)
Title : Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service Vulnerability (MS05-043) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1357 CVE ID : CVE-2005-1984 CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-08-09
Technical Description
A vulnerability was identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or by local users to obtain elevated privileges. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the Print Spooler service "Spoolsv.exe" that does not properly handle specially crafted messages, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system.
Note : On Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003, this issue would result in a denial of service condition.
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